Shouting slogans against police, DMK members reach assembly

February 18, 2017 10:14

DMK working president MK Stalin has arrived at the Tamil Nadu assembly campus to participate in the trust vote. The road ahead of Fort is choked with vehicles. The DMK MLAs shout slogans while arriving at the secretariat.

The DMK will not vote for the Palaniswami camp, they had said yesterday. Even the Congress with its eight legislators will not vote for the Palaniswami camp.

The total number of MLAs in the Tamil Nadu assembly is 234. With Jayalalithaa's death it is now 233. AIADMK has 134 MLAs including O Pannerselvam's camp, the DMK has 89, Congress 8, and IUML 1. With the Speaker not voting, the total votes will be 232. Edappadi Palaniswami needs more than 116 votes to prove his majority. In case of a tie, the Speaker's vote will be cast.

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