TN governor may ask Sasikala nominee Palanisamy to form govt

February 15, 2017 15:04

Just in: AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala and legislative leader Edapadi Palanisamy booked by police for alleged detention of AIADMK legislators at the Golden Bay resort near Chennai on complaint from rival camp MLA. A large posse of police deployed outside the resort in Kuvathur.

Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao is likely to move this evening to end the state of flux that Tamil Nadu is in. And NDTV says the governor is inclined to invite Edapadi Palanisamy to form government.

The AIADMK has 134 of Tamil Nadu's 234 legislators. Of the 134, 120 are in the Sasikala camp.

Image: AIADMK Legislative Party Leader Edappadi Palaniswami met Tamil Nadu Governor Vidyasagar Rao to stake claim for formation of government at Raj Bhavan in Chennai yesterday.

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