Chennai: Newly elected AIADMK legislature party leader Edappadi K Palaniswami staked claim to the chief ministership of Tamil Nadu in a 10-minute meeting with Governor Vidyasagar Rao on Tuesday evening.
In his brief meeting with the Governor, Palaniswami presented a list of MLAs supporting his claim. Some senior leaders and ministers also accompanied Palaniswami, who greeted the Governor with a bouquet.
The meeting came hours after the party named him as the CM pick following VK Sasikala's conviction by the Supreme Court in a disproportionate assets case.
The faction, which is fighting 'caretaker' CM O Panneerselvam for control of the government, has claimed the support of 119 party MLAs, who have been put up at a luxury resort near Chennai for the past few days.
Last week, the Governor had met Panneerselvam and Sasikala, with the latter then staking claim to form the government.
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