Tamil Nadu Legislature

Tamil Nadu Legislature
Tamil Nadu Legislature
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	J. C. D. Prabhakar, TVK ; since 12 May 2026
Deputy Speaker	M. Ravisankar, TVK ; since 12 May 2026
Chief Minister	C. Joseph Vijay, TVK ; since 10 May 2026
Leader of the Opposition	Udhayanidhi Stalin, AIADMK ; since 10 May 2026
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	K. N. Nehru
Structure
Seats	234
Political groups	Government (146) TVK+ (116) TVK (107); INC (5); VCK (2); IUML (2); Confidence and supply (30); AIADMK (SPV) (25); CPI(M) (2); CPI (2); IND (1); Official Opposition (60); SPA (60) DMK (59); DMDK (1); Other Opposition (27); AIADMK+ (27) AIADMK (EPS) (22); PMK (4); BJP (1); Others (1) Vacant (1);
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	23 April 2021
Next election	2031
Meeting place
	Fort St. George, Tamil Nadu Legislature Hall
Website
	Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Footnotes
	The Assembly was established in 1937 for the Madras Presidency. The Presidency became Madras State in the Republic of India in 1950; Madras State in its current state was formed in 1956 and renamed as Tamil Nadu on 14 January 1969; ↑ C. V. Shanmugam and S. P. Velumani led faction had extended their support to TVK.; 1 2 CPI and CPI(M) continued participation in the SPA along with providing outside support to the TVK-led government.; ↑ S. Kamaraj was expelled from AMMK.;

The Tamil Nadu Legislature is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Legislature is composed of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and the state's governor.

Until 1 November 1986, the Tamil Nadu Legislature was a bicameral legislature which included the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council as the upper house, with the Legislative Assembly being the lower house.

In 2010, the erstwhile Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government took steps to revive the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council and convert the legislature back into a bicameral one, but the administration lost power before completing the transition. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government which assumed power in 2011 expressed its intent not to revive the Legislative Council.

References

↑ "EPS Rebukes 25 Rebel AIADMK MLAs Who Backed CM Vijay In Floor Test". News18. 13 May 2026.
↑ "Dhinakaran expels lone AMMK MLA over support to TVK". The Hindu. 12 May 2026.
↑ "Tamil Nadu Assembly session updates: Chief Minister Vijay's TVK wins trust vote with 144 'ayes'". The Hindu. 13 May 2026.
↑ "Vijay Resigns as MLA of Trichy East and retained Perambur". The New Indian Express. 10 May 2026.

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[1] C. V. Shanmugam and S. P. Velumani led faction had extended their support to TVK.

[SPA-3] 1 2 CPI and CPI(M) continued participation in the SPA along with providing outside support to the TVK-led government.

[4] S. Kamaraj was expelled from AMMK.

[2] "EPS Rebukes 25 Rebel AIADMK MLAs Who Backed CM Vijay In Floor Test". News18. 13 May 2026.

[5] "Dhinakaran expels lone AMMK MLA over support to TVK". The Hindu. 12 May 2026.

[6] "Tamil Nadu Assembly session updates: Chief Minister Vijay's TVK wins trust vote with 144 'ayes'". The Hindu. 13 May 2026.

[7] "Vijay Resigns as MLA of Trichy East and retained Perambur". The New Indian Express. 10 May 2026.

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