AIADMK chief Palaniswami holds meeting with party MLAs from TN at Puducherry reseort

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday held a meeting with the newly elected MLAs from Tamil Nadu at a private resort near Ariyankuppam on the outskirts of Puducherry. In the TN Assembly election, the TVK has won 108 seats, the DMK 59, AIADMK 47, Congress 5, PMK 4, IUML 2, CPI 2, CPI-M 2, and the VCK 2.

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday held a meeting with the newly elected MLAs from Tamil Nadu at a private resort near Ariyankuppam on the outskirts of Puducherry. Nearly 40 legislators were present at the meeting, which lasted nearly an hour. Party sources said that Palaniswami asked the MLAs-elect to remain united and be patient. ''Good things will emerge, and hence you should all remain united and patient in the resort in the next couple of days,'' he told the MLAs. The development comes amid TVK's attempts to secure a majority in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly. The Congress party, which has 5 MLAs, has already extended support to the TVK. In the TN Assembly election, the TVK has won 108 seats, the DMK 59, AIADMK 47, Congress 5, PMK 4, IUML 2, CPI 2, CPI-M 2, and the VCK 2. The BJP, DMDK and AMMK have got 1 seat each. TVK chief Vijay will have to resign from one of the two seats he has won. TVK fell short of garnering the support of 118 MLAs to form its government in Tamil Nadu. Puducherry AIADMK state secretary and lone MLA A Anbalagan, along with party functionaries, received Palaniswami at the resort.