E K Palaniswami sworn-in as new Tamil Nadu chief minister: As it happened

PM Narendra Modi congratulates Edappadi K. Palaniswami on taking over as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

Floor test of new Tamil Nadu government likely next week.

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15 days time given to CM Palaniswami to prove his majority would result in horse trading: M.K. Stalin

Chennai (TN): #OPanneerselvam paid tribute at #Jayalalithaa's memorial at Marina Beach. pic.twitter.com/V4AG1p4fR7

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Hope the new Tamil nadu government will not function under the control of VK Sasikala who's in Bengaluru jail. CM should remember his oaths, says DMK leader Stalin.

DMK leader MK Stalin congratulates new Tamil Nadu government under CM Palanisamy.

AIADMK MLAs head back to Kuvathur's Golden Bay resort after Tamil Nadu Cabinet and CM Palanisamy's oath ceremony.

Palaniswami to visit Sasikala in jail.

Vote of confidence on February 18, says Tamil Nadu Assembly secretary Jamaludeen. 

#TNPoliticalCrisis: Clash between newly appointed minister C. V. Shanmugam's supporters and #OPanneerselvam's supporters. pic.twitter.com/0vaDnm3SuB

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Chennai: TN CM E. Palanisamy and #VKSasikala's nephew TTV Dhinakaran pay tribute at #Jayalalithaa's memorial at Marina Beach. pic.twitter.com/NzcAo79tby

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AIADMK Deputy GS,TN CM and council of Ministers pay tributes at the memorial of Anna and Puratchi Thalaivar.

Palaniswami and his council of minister visit Jaya's memorial.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E K Palaniswami to visit Jayalalithaa's memorial to seek her blessings.

Chennai: Governor C.Vidyasagar Rao with the newly sworn-in Tamil Nadu Cabinet pic.twitter.com/LwrY2U2dym

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Also Read: New Tamil Nadu cabinet – Here's the complete list

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Cabinet being sworn in pic.twitter.com/25hsny0ZVr

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Governor C Vidyasagar Rao administers the oath of office and secrecy to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and 30 other cabinet ministers.

Edappadi K Palaniswami takes oath as new Tamil Nadu chief minister along with 30 other cabinet members.

Governor C Vidyasagar Rao arrives at the venue for the swearing-in of the 31-member Tamil Nadu Cabinet.

Chennai: Tamil Nadu cabinet and CM-designate E. Palanisamy's oath ceremony to begin at Raj Bhavan, shortly. pic.twitter.com/sso57mYksH

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E.K. Palaniswami reaches Raj Bhawan to take oath as new Tamil Nadu chief minister.

AIADMK workers celebrate outside Raj Bhawan.

Governor C Vidyasagar Rao to swear-in Tamil Nadu cabinet shortly.

31 ministers, including Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami, to take oath today. Here is the list of ministers tweeted by news agency ANI:

31 ministers including Tamil Nadu CM E. Palanisamy to take oath today. pic.twitter.com/Jlt5tQcOuf

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AIADMK MLAs leave the Golden Bay Resort in Kovathur.

Why has the CM been given 15 days to prove his majority? The Governor himself is not confident: DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan 

Tamil Nadu's new CM Edapadi K Palaniswami is staunch Jayalalithaa loyalist

"Let us all together stop the party and government from going into the hands of a single family again. Let us form a people's government again in sync with the aspirations of people and till then this struggle will continue."

"Till such time Puratchi Thalaivi Amma's regime is restored, our struggle (Dharma Yudh) will continue," he says.

We will not let the party (AIADMK) go into the hands of few of Sasikala's family members: O Panneerselvam

AIADMK legislators housed at a beach resort near since last week will be returning to Chennai soon.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister-elect Edappadi K Palaniswami, AIADMK deputy general secretary TTV Dinakaran and other leaders discuss government formation. The leaders meet at the Poes Garden residence of the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

AIADMK workers and supporters distribute payassam (sweet dish) outside Golden Bay Resort, after E Palaniswami was elected as CM.

AIADMK leader and Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai says this is people's victory, "we will carry forward Amma's legacy in the coming days." He adds that there are no factions in AIADMK. "Only O Panneerselvam is apart and his question shouldn't arise because he isn't a party member." All 134 MLAs are with us, concludes Thambidurai.

AIADMK MP V Maitreyan from O Panneerselvam's faction to meet Election Commission officials in Delhi at 2.45 pm.

The news triggers wild celebrations at the Golden Bay Resort where AIADMK MLAs backing the now jailed Sasikala are holed up. Sasikala's supporters shout anti-Panneerselvam slogans outside the resort. 

AIADMK supporters shout slogans in favour of Sasikala outside Raj Bhavan.

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In a statement, Raj Bhavan says that the Governor appoints Edappadi K Palaniswami as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, asks him to seek a vote of confidence in 15 days.

Tamil Nadu Governor formally invites AIADMK's legislature party leader Edappadi K Palaniswami to form the government. The swearing-in will take place at 4 pm. Palaniswami has been given 15 days time to prove his majority.

Sasikala's nephew, TTV Dinakaran, who was on Wednesday appointed party deputy general secretary, KA Sengottaiyan, SP Velumani, KP Anbalagan, D Jayakumar are part of Palaniswami's delegation at Raj Bhavan.

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's legislature party leader Edappadi K Palaniswami meets Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao. He is accompanied by 5 senior AIADMK leaders.

Edappadi K Palaniswami arrives at the Raj Bhavan to meet Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao.

Palaniswami is en route to Raj Bhavan. He is being accompanied by five senior AIADMK leaders.

"As soon as this TN drama is over I  will forget TN and go back to Ram Temple and sending some more people to jail for corruption", says another tweets by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.

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"The Governor has given appointment to Edappadi K Palaniswami at 11.30 am. Beyond this there is no information now as to the meeting agenda," an official in Raj Bhavan told IANS.

Edappadi K Palaniswami is likely to meet Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao at 11:30 am.

"From day 1 I have been saying that the Guv should swear in Sasikala/Palanisamy and give 1 week for floor test.Will Guv implement that today?," tweets BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.

A senior leader says the AIADMK camp led by Panneerselvam is hoping to receive a sizeable number of legislators today. Preferring anonymity, the leader tells news agency IANS that the Governor may not invite Public Works Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami to form the government in the state till everything seems to be clear. "With Deepa Jayakumar joining hands with Panneerselvam, the strength of our camp has increased manifold and there is no patch up moves," he adds.

As of now, neither O Panneerselvam nor Edappadi K Palaniswami  has been called to form government, news agency ANI quotes Governor House sources as saying.

Earlier on Wednesday, AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala, held guilty for corruption, returned to the Bengaluru jail. Sasikala, 59, was sent to a women's cell in the Central Jail soon after she reached Bengaluru in a convoy of cars from Chennai after her plea for more time to surrender was rejected by the Supreme Court.

Sasikala expected to make candles in jail, has to share her cell, will get normal food

The AIADMK has 134 of Tamil Nadu's 234 legislators. 

The Tamil Nadu Governor yesterday met Palaniswami, who claimed the support of 124 state legislators or MLAs, and acting Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, who said he has the support of 11 MLAs. Both the leaders wanted to take a trust vote in the legislature and presented the Governor with a list of legislators supporting them.

Deccan Chronicle quotes sources as saying that Ch Vidyasagar Rao would give Palaniswami​ between 3-7 days to prove his majority in the Assembly. 

Palaniswami is part of AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala camp. 

Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao is likely to invite All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Legislature Party leader Edappadi K Palaniswami to form a government on Thursday.