Regardless of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi collaborating within the swearing-in of Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay in Chennai on Sunday (Could 10, 2026), the historic second of Congress MLAs taking the oath as Cupboard Ministers after virtually six a long time didn’t come to cross.

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Get together sources stated the Congress requested the TVK to accommodate Melur MLA P. Viswanathan and Congress Legislature Get together chief S. Rajeshkumar within the Cupboard.

Nonetheless, the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) recommended that one Congress MLA be sworn in as a Minister now, and one other berth may very well be given to the celebration through the enlargement of the Cupboard. The Congress management felt that it was vital for each MLAs to be sworn in collectively, given their significance to the celebration and their stature.

“Mr. Rajeshkumar is a three-time MLA and Mr. Viswanathan, a former MP, is a senior chief within the celebration. It was felt that it wouldn’t be applicable for one to take the oath earlier than the opposite. So it was determined that the swearing-in may very well be performed later,” a supply stated.

Moreover, sources stated the TVK was planning to rope within the AIADMK, with out its common secretary Edappadi Okay. Palaniswami, as a part of the post-poll alliance, and AIADMK members are prone to be accommodated within the Cupboard too. “The entire coalition companions will probably be accommodated within the Cupboard collectively,” stated sources.

One other senior chief stated the optics of the Congress MLAs taking the oath as Cupboard Ministers within the presence of Mr. Gandhi would have despatched a robust message, and that chance was missed. “Mr. Gandhi will need to have insisted that the Congress MLAs grow to be Ministers in his presence. It will have been apt,” stated a senior chief.