J Jayalalithaa is set to be sworn in as the 16th chief minister of Tamil Nadu today.
Her party, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), bagged 150 seats in the 234-member House in the 13th Tamil Nadu Assembly Election. The clean sweep gives the party absolute majority.
It may be noted that the party had contested in 160 seats and the half-way mark to form the government is 117.
The total seats won by AIADMK and its allies touched 204. AIADMK's main alliance partner Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), which has contested for the first time in the Assembly election, has won in 29 constituencies.
