Opposition gangs up against Tamil Nadu government in trust vote

Chennai: The principal opposition in the state, DMK and its ally IUML on Friday declared that they would oppose the confidence vote sought by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palanisami on the floor of the Assembly on Saturday. However, the stand of Congress could not be confirmed.

State Congress leaders said their MLAs are likely to go with DMK and vote against the government.  With all the DMK and IUML coming out with an official announcement, the total number of MLAs opposing the government has gone up to 100. If the Congress too decided to go along with its ally DMK, then the opposition will be just eight short of the magical number of 116.