Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay expands his cabinet by inducting additional MLAs as ministers, with swearing-in taking place at Lok Bhavan. Multiple reports say 23 legislators are brought into the ministry, including two Congress MLAs, marking Congress’s return to governance in the state after almost 59–60 years. Business Standard and other outlets identify the Congress ministers as S Rajesh Kumar and P Viswanathan. The Cabinet expansion is also reported to include other parties allied with Vijay, with the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and IUML expected to join the council of ministers soon. The Hindu reports that TVK has extended an open invitation to VCK and IUML, both of which had contested as part of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance and have two MLAs each. Reports also note that further expansion may occur, with one outlet describing a larger eventual cabinet size. Overall, outlets agree that the cabinet expansion includes Congress representatives and that additional inductions from VCK and IUML are anticipated.