Majority not established, says governor’s office on holding back invite to TVK

Tamil Nadu governor's office defends decision not to invite Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) to form the government, stating that TVK has not proven it has the majority in the state assembly. TVK won 108 seats in the 234-member assembly, 10 short of a simple majority, but has the support of the Congress's five lawmakers. The governor's office claims that the requisite majority support has not been established, contradicting legal expert Vijayan Subramanian's opinion that the governor should have invited TVK to form the government.