News agency ANI quoting Raj Bhavan sources says as of now, neither O Panneerselvam nor Edapadi Palanisamy have been called to form government in Tamil Nadu.

This negates reports that Governor C Vidyasagar Rao is expected to decide by this afternoon who will take oath as Tamil Nadu's next Chief Minister.


Reports, since last  night, say it is likely that Palanisamy, the legislative assembly leader appointed by VK Sasikala before she was packed off to jail, will be asked to be CM.

The Governor first met Palanisamy and then OPS yesterday, with both sides staking claim to form government. Palanisamy has claimed support of 124 MLAs, while Panneerselvam has the support of 11. Both want to take a trust vote in the legislature and presented the Governor with a list of legislators supporting them.


Governor Rao, who was on Monday advised by Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to convene a special session of the legislative assembly within a week for holding a composite floor test, is yet to take a call on whom to invite to form the government first or to go for a trial of strength in the assembly.

The Governor had earlier kept his decision pending as the verdict in the disproportionate assets case against AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala, a claimant for chief ministership, was due to be announced by the Supreme Court, which delivered it on Tuesday, restoring her conviction and sentence, which shattered her hopes of occupying the top seat.