Chennai, July 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK president C. Joseph Vijay is set to convene the first meeting of the parties supporting his government on Wednesday evening, in a move aimed at formally consolidating the ruling coalition, strengthening coordination among allies and laying the groundwork for a stable five-year administration.

The meeting will be held at the Fisherman’s Cove resort in Kovalam near Chennai and will bring together leaders of parties that extended support to the TVK after its victory in the 2026 Assembly election.

It will be the first formal coalition meeting chaired by Vijay since assuming office.

TVK emerged as the single largest party in the Assembly after winning 108 seats. Before the election, Vijay had announced that any party joining hands with the TVK would have a share in governance and power. However, no party entered into a pre-poll alliance with the TVK.

Following the election results, Congress became the first party to extend support to the TVK government. It was later joined by the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), MDMK and several other parties.

In recent weeks, a number of AIADMK legislators have also resigned from their Assembly seats and joined the TVK, further strengthening the ruling party’s position.

Sources said CM Vijay is expected to personally thank the alliance leaders for their continued support to the government and discuss the creation of a formal secular coalition under the leadership of the TVK.

The meeting is also expected to deliberate on naming the alliance, with “Secular Social Justice Alliance” and “Tamil Nadu Progressive Social Justice Alliance” among the suggestions under consideration.

Leaders of the Congress, VCK, MDMK and IUML are expected to attend the meeting.

The CPI and CPI(M), which have announced that they are extending only outside support to the government and are not part of the alliance, will not be attending the meeting.

Members of Parliament and MLAs from the supporting parties are also likely to participate.

The meeting is expected to discuss the appointment of alliance coordinators and the formation of a common steering committee to improve coordination among coalition partners.

Leaders are also likely to chalk out a joint strategy for the forthcoming local body elections and Assembly by-elections.

Key state issues, including the Cauvery River dispute, the Mekedatu Dam project and the two-language policy, are also expected to figure prominently in the discussions.

The alliance partners are likely to present their priorities for governance and explore ways to incorporate them into the government’s policy agenda.

–IANS

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