Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palanisamy on Saturday won the vote of confidence in the state assembly. Palanisamy, who was sworn in on Thursday as Chief Minister, won with 122 votes for the motion, while 11 votes were cast against the confidence vote by the rival AIADMK camp led by former chief minister O. Panneerselvam.
Palaniswami belongs to the AIADMK faction led by party general secretary V.K. Sasikala.
Tamil Nadu had witnessed a political battle reminiscent, a throwback to 1987, after the death of chief minister and AIADMK supremo J.Jayalalithaa in December. In a blow to the chief ministerial ambitions of Jayalalithaa's aide V.K.Sasikala, the apex court on Tuesday upheld a trial court order convicting Sasikala along with late chief minister J.Jayalalithaa and two others in a disproportionate assets case.
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3.40 pm: After victory, Palanisamy breaks down with emotion
3.15 pm: Palanisamy wins trust vote with 122 MLAs backing him
3.10 pm: DMK thrown out, Congress stages walkout. Crown within grasping distance for EPS
3.00 pm: DMK alleges that his shirt was torn off when he was forcefully evicted from Assembly. Speaker tore of his shirt himself and blamed MLAs of DMK
1.25 pm: Assembly adjourned again till 3 pm
1.10 pm: Assembly proceedings reconvene, DMK MLAs evicted from house
12.00 pm: Massive ruckus in house, speaker leaves. Assembly adjourned till 1 pm
11.40 am: Congress joins in the chorus for secret ballot
11.30 am: OPS, Stalin want proceedings deferred
11.15 am: TN Assembly Speaker refuses request for secret ballot
11.03 am: Ruckus in TN Assembly, DMK raises slogans supporting OPS
10.50 am: Both OPS and Palani camps issue whip to MLAs to vote against the other. Meanwhile, OPS calls for a secret ballot and Governor forwards the request to the Assembly speaker.
10.10 am: Congress to vote against the confidence motion in Tamil Nadu assembly's special session
10.00 am: Special Public Prosecutor in Sasikala DA case B.V.Acharya urges for secret ballot
9.30 am: Coimbatore North MLA Arun Kumar leaves Edapaddi Palanisamy camp, decides to abstain from voting
8.16 am: Whip issued for all party MLAs, we will vote accordingly, says AIADMK MLA Thoppu N.D.Venkatachalam
8.04 am: AIADMK MLAs leave for the special Assembly session from Golden Bay resort in Kuvathur
7.35 am: Ahead of crucial floor test, school students gather outside Golden Bay resort in Kuvathur in support of Tamil Nadu CM Palanisamy
(All pictures from ANI Twitter)
