TVK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay with his Cabinet colleagues at the Secretariat in Chennai on October 9, 2026 after the declaration of byelection results. The party’s MLA strength in the State Legislative Assembly is set to increase by two.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C. Joseph Vijay on Friday (October 9, 2026) said the party’s victories in the Madurantakam (comfortable lead as of 5.45 pm) and Dharapuram Assembly bypolls is a victory for the people and “political decorum”, and thanked voters for their support.
In a statement on X, Mr. Vijay claimed the TVK had won without distributing money to voters or resorting to inducements. He said the results demonstrated that Tamil Nadu was a stronghold of people’s power rather than corrupt forces.
He criticised those who had alleged political deals had taken place and mocked his two-day campaign in each of the constituencies, saying voters had given them a fitting response through the results. He also claimed the party could have achieved a different outcome in the April Assembly election had the DMK government allowed him to campaign across the State.
Mr. Vijay thanked voters in both constituencies for electing the TVK candidates: Maragatham Kumaravel in Madurantakam and P. Sathyabama in Dharapuram. He also thanked alliance partners, along with party functionaries and cadres, for their work during the campaign.
He said the victory was neither a personal achievement for him nor one solely for the TVK, but a response to “derogatory remarks against women”, personal attacks and the betrayal of leaders and their supporters.
Published – October 09, 2026 06:14 pm IST
