The Palaniswami Government on 18th February 2017 won the confidence vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly by a comfortable 122-11 margin after high drama and bedlam in the House. The vote was preceded by eviction of principal opposition DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) and walkout by its allies, which have 98 legislators in the 234-member House, in protest. Former Chief Minister Panneerselvam could muster only 11 votes, ending the prolonged stalemate triggered by his rebellion and by conviction of AIADMK Chief V K Sasikala after being elected as Legislature Party leader. Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao, while appointing Edappadi K Palaniswami as the Chief Minister after he was supported by Sasikala, had given him 15 days’ time to prove his majority. The vote was taken after two adjournments due to the chaos and charges of attacks by DMK members. Speaker P Dhanapal and Leader of Opposition M K Stalin said their shirts were torn in the fracas in the House. This is the first trust vote in the Tamil Nadu assembly in 29 years.
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