Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (transl. Victory Party of Tamilakam; abbr. TVK) is an Indian regional political party active in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It was founded on 2 February 2024 by actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay, the party's president, and is headquartered in Panaiyur, Chennai. Its ideological principles are rooted in egalitarianism, secularism, and social justice. TVK assumed power in Tamil Nadu in the 2026 Legislative Assembly election, with Vijay as Chief Minister.

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Abbreviation

TVK

President

C. Joseph Vijay

General Secretary

N. Anand

Treasurer

P. Venkataramanan

Founder

C. Joseph Vijay

Founded

2 February 2024 (2024-02-02)

Headquarters

Panaiyur, Chennai

Membership

15 million (September 2025)

Ideology

Egalitarianism Secularism Social justice

Political position

Centre-left

Colours

Dark Red Yellow

Slogan

Pirappokkum Ella Uyirkkum (transl. All are equal by birth) (from Kural verse 972)

ECI Status

State Party

Alliance

TVK (2026–Present)

Seats in Rajya Sabha

0 / 245

Seats in Lok Sabha

0 / 543

Seats in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

107 / 234

Seats in Puducherry Legislative Assembly

2 / 30

Number of states and union territories in government

1 / 31

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· Current office bearers

C. Joseph Vijay

Member

C. Joseph Vijay

Current elected positions

Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

Party position

President

N. Anand

Member

N. Anand

Current elected positions

Cabinet minister in the Government of Tamil Nadu member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (Thiyagarayanagar)

Party position

General secretary

C. T. R. Nirmal Kumar

Member

C. T. R. Nirmal Kumar

Current elected positions

member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (Thirupparankundram)

Party position

Deputy general secretary

P. Venkataramanan

Member

P. Venkataramanan

Party position

Treasurer

John Arokiyasamy

Member

John Arokiyasamy

Party position

Election strategist

Aadhav Arjuna

Member

Aadhav Arjuna

Party position

Campaign management general secretary

K. G. Arunraj

Member

K. G. Arunraj

Party position

Propaganda & policy general secretary.

K. A. Sengottaiyan

Member

K. A. Sengottaiyan

Current elected positions

Cabinet minister in the Government of Tamil Nadu member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Party position

Chief coordinator of the high-level administrative committee

Rajasekar

Member

Rajasekar

Party position

Headquarters secretary

Rajmohan Arumugam

Member

Rajmohan Arumugam

Current elected positions

Propaganda secretary

Nanjil Sampath

Member

Nanjil Sampath

Party position

Campaign secretary

C. Vijayalakshmi

Member

C. Vijayalakshmi

Party position

Membership secretary

I. Thahira

Member

I. Thahira

Party position

Joint secretary

Member	Current elected positions	Party position
C. Joseph Vijay	Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu	President
N. Anand	Cabinet minister in the Government of Tamil Nadu member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (Thiyagarayanagar)	General secretary
C. T. R. Nirmal Kumar	member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (Thirupparankundram)	Deputy general secretary
P. Venkataramanan		Treasurer
John Arokiyasamy		Election strategist
Aadhav Arjuna		Campaign management general secretary
K. G. Arunraj		Propaganda & policy general secretary.
K. A. Sengottaiyan	Cabinet minister in the Government of Tamil Nadu member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly	Chief coordinator of the high-level administrative committee
Rajasekar		Headquarters secretary
Rajmohan Arumugam	Propaganda secretary
Nanjil Sampath		Campaign secretary
C. Vijayalakshmi		Membership secretary
I. Thahira		Joint secretary

· List of party leaders › President

Left office

No.

Assumed office

Name

Left office

C. Joseph Vijay (b. 1974)

No.

Name

C. Joseph Vijay (b. 1974)

Term in office

2 February 2024

Term in office

Incumbent

Term in office

2 years, 111 days

No.	Name	Image	Term in office
			Assumed office	Left office	Time in office
1	C. Joseph Vijay (b. 1974)		2 February 2024	Incumbent	2 years, 111 days

· List of party leaders › General Secretary

Left office

No.

Assumed office

Name

Left office

N. Anand (b. 1964)

No.

Name

N. Anand (b. 1964)

Term in office

2 February 2024

Term in office

Incumbent

Term in office

2 years, 111 days

No.	Name	Image	Term in office
			Assumed office	Left office	Time in office
1	N. Anand (b. 1964)		2 February 2024	Incumbent	2 years, 111 days

· Electoral performance

Tamil Nadu

Year

Tamil Nadu

2026

Year

2026

Party leader

C. Joseph Vijay

Seats contested

233

Seats won in assembly

107 / 234

Change in seats

Popular vote

1,72,26,209

Percentage of votes

Vote Swing

Puducherry

Year

Puducherry

2026

Year

2026

Party leader

C. Joseph Vijay

Seats contested

Seats won in assembly

2 / 30

Change in seats

Popular vote

1,44,817

Percentage of votes

Vote Swing

Year	Party leader	Seats contested	Seats won in assembly	Change in seats	Popular vote	Percentage of votes	Vote Swing
Tamil Nadu
2026	C. Joseph Vijay	233	107 / 234		1,72,26,209	34
Puducherry
2026	C. Joseph Vijay	28	2 / 30		1,44,817	16

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