TN Governor invites Sasikala's pick Palanisami to form govt

February 16, 2017 12:18

Just in: Edapadi Palanisami to be sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM. Governor Vidyasagar Rao has invited Sasikala-nominee Palanisami to form the government and has given him 15 days to prove his majority. He will be sworn-in at 4 pm today at the Raj Bhavan, in a low-key affair.

The Sasikala camp has claimed the support of 124 MLAs and the governor has gone by numbers and not public sentiment, which is against the Palanisami camp.

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