Apart from the post-poll allies of the TVK—the Congress, Left parties, VCK and IUML—the lone AMMK MLA S Kamaraj also voted in favour of the TVK government.
Stalin said the DMK’s decision to walk out of the floor test was in line with his earlier position that his party would not be an obstacle to the formation and functioning of the TVK government.
Shanmugam rejected Palaniswami's claim that the rebel faction leaders have been offered "ministerial berths" and said they supported TVK as the parties share "same ideology of opposing the DMK."