Vijay's TVK Gives Its Only Rajya Sabha Seat to Congress: Why?

TVK allotted Tamil Nadu's lone Rajya Sabha bypoll seat to ally Congress; polling is on June 18, 2026.

TVK surrendered its first-ever shot at the Upper House to honour a pre-government alliance deal.

The seat fell vacant after AIADMK's CV Shanmugam quit the Rajya Sabha to take his won Assembly seat.

Congress's 5 MLAs became kingmakers because TVK's 108 seats fell short of the 118 majority mark.

Praveen Chakravarty is reported as the likely Congress candidate; the win is near-certain on alliance numbers.