C. Joseph Vijay was sworn in as Chief Minister along with a nine-member council of ministers after TVK secured the support of 120 MLAs, crossing the majority mark in the 234-member Assembly.
The nine ministers who took oath are:
- N. Anand
- Aadhav Arjuna
- Dr K.G. Arunraj
- K.A. Sengottaiyan
- P. Venkataramanan
- R. Nirmalkumar
- Rajmohan
- Dr T.K. Prabhu
- S. Keerthana
The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai in the presence of several national and regional leaders, including Rahul Gandhi
