C. Joseph Vijay ministry is the Council of Ministers headed by C. Joseph Vijay, who was sworn in as the 22nd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 10 May 2026 after the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly was constituted after the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.
In the 2026 election, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by Vijay, emerged as the single largest party in the assembly with 108 seats. The party subsequently entered into an alliance with Indian National Congress, which won five seats. The Communist Party of India, and Communist Party of India (Marxist), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), which won two seats each, later extended support to the TVK, which enabled it to form the government.
Governor Rajendra Arlekar administered the oath of office and secrecy to Vijay and nine other ministers of the cabinet at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on 10 May 2026. This marked the first time since 1967 that Tamil Nadu had a government led by a non-Dravidian party. Later on 10 May 2026, Vijay resigned from the Tiruchirappalli (East) Assembly constituency and retained the Perambur Assembly constituency, thereby reducing the strength of the TVK in the assembly by one. On 21 May 2026, the governor administered oaths to 23 new ministers who were inducted into the cabinet including two from the Congress. On the next day, two more ministers, one each from the IUML and the VCK, joined the cabinet.
Council of Ministers
Source:Government of Tamil Nadu
Sr. No. Name PortaitConstituency Portfolio(s) PartyTerm of office Took office Duration Chief Minister1C. Joseph VijayPerambur Public, General Administration, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, Indian Forest Service, District Revenue Officers Police Home Special Programme Implementation, Poverty Alleviation and Rural Indebtedness Special Initiatives Youth Welfare Welfare of Children, Aged, and Differently Abled Persons Municipal Administration, Urban and Water SupplyTVK10 May 2026Cabinet ministers2N. AnandThiyagarayanagar Rural Development, Panchayats and Panchayat Union Irrigation, Irrigation Projects including Small Irrigationrowspan=9 TVK10 May 20263Aadhav Arjuna Villivakkam Public Works (Buildings) Highways and Minor Ports Sports Development4K. G. ArunrajTiruchengode Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare5K. A. SengottaiyanGobichettipalayam Revenue, District Revenue Establishment, Deputy Collectors, Disaster Management, Boodhan, Gramadhan Legislative Assembly6P. VenkataramananMylapore Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control7C. T. R. Nirmal KumarThiruparankundram Electricity & Non-Conventional Energy Development Law, Courts, Prisons, Prevention of Corruption Governor Elections and Passports8Rajmohan ArumugamEgmore School Education Archaeology Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture, Information & Publicity, Film Technology and Cinematograph Act, Newsprint Control, Stationery and Printing, Government Press9T. K. PrabhuKaraikudi Minerals and Mines10S. KeerthanaSivakasi Industries, Investment Promotion11P. ViswanathanMelur Higher Education including Technical Education, Electronics, Science and TechnologyINC21 May 202612S. RajeshkumarKilliyoor Tourism and Tourism Development Corporation13A. M. ShahjahanPapanasamMinorities Welfare and Wakf BoardIUML22 May 202614Vanni ArasuTindivanamAdi Dravidar Welfare and Hill TribesVCK15Vijay Tamilan ParthibanSalem South Motor Vehicle Acts – Administration, Transport, Nationalised Transport and Motor Vehicles Actrowspan=21 TVK21 May 202616B. RajkumarCuddalore Housing, Rural Housing, Town Planning Projects and Housing Development, Accommodation Control, Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Urban Planning and Urban Development CMDA17V. Sampath KumarCoimbatore North Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare and De-notified Communities Welfare18M. Vijay BalajiErode East Handlooms and Textiles, Khadi and Village Industries Board19K. VigneshKinathukadavu Prohibition and Excise20Thennarasu. K.Sriperumbudur Non-Resident Tamils Welfare, Refugees & evacuees21J. Mohamed FarvasArantangi Labour Welfare, Population, Employment and Training, Urban and Rural Employment and Bonded Labour Welfare Census22V. GandhirajArakkonam Co-operation23Jegadeshwari. K.Rajapalayam Social Welfare including Women Welfare Orphanages and Correctional Administration and Beggar Homes and Social Reforms & Nutritious Meal Programme24R. VinothKumbakonam Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Agro Service Co-operatives, Horticulture, Sugar, Sugarcane Excise, Sugarcane Development and Waste Land Development25C. VijayalakshmiKumarapalayam Milk and Dairy Development26D. SarathkumarTambaram Human Resources Management & Ex-Servicemen Welfare27S. RameshSrirangam Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments28P. MathanrajaOttapidaram Rural Industries including Cottage Industries, Small Industries29N. Marie Wilson R. K. Nagar Finance, Pensions and Pensionary Benefits Planning & Development30Srinath Thoothukkudi Fisheries, Fisheries Development Corporation31S. KamaliAvanashi Animal Husbandry32 R. Kumar Velachery Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Digital Services33R. V. RanjithkumarKancheepuram Forests34Logesh TamilselvanRasipuram Commercial Taxes, Registration and Stamp Act, Debt Relief including legislation on Money lending, Chits and Registration of Companies35RajeevTiruvadanai Environment, Pollution Control Board, Climate Change
Ministerial changes 21 May 2026 Sources: +NameExisting PortfoliosProposed PortfoliosC. Joseph Vijay Public General Administration Indian Administrative Service Indian Police Service Indian Forest Service District Revenue Officers Police Home Special Programme Implementation Women Welfare Youth Welfare Welfare of Children Aged, Differently Abled Persons Municipal Administration Urban and Water Supply. Public General Administration Indian Administrative Service Indian Police Service Indian Forest Service District Revenue Officers Police Home Special Programme Implementation Special Initiatives Poverty Alleviation and Rural Indebtedness Youth Welfare Welfare of Children Aged, Differently Abled Persons Municipal Administration Urban and Water Supply.N. Anand Rural Development Panchayats and Panchayat Union Poverty alleviation Programme Rural Indebtedness Irrigation Irrigation Projects including Small Irrigation. Rural Development Panchayats and Panchayat Union Irrigation Irrigation Projects including Small Irrigation.C. T. R. Nirmal Kumar Electricity Non- Conventional Energy Development Law Courts Prisons Prevention of Corruption Legislative Assembly Governor Elections Passports. Electricity Non- Conventional Energy Development Law Courts Prisons Prevention of Corruption Governor Elections Passports.K. A. Sengottaiyan Finance Pensions and Pension Allowances Revenue District Revenue Establishment Deputy Collectors Disaster Management Boodhan Gramadhan Legislative Assembly
Ministers by political party Party Count of ministersTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam31Indian National Congress2Indian Union Muslim League1Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi1Total 35
Demographics +Ministers by district#DistrictMinistersName1Ariyalur2Chengalpattu1 D. Sarathkumar3Chennai7 C. Joseph Vijay (Chief Minister) N. Anand Aadhav Arjuna P. Venkataramanan Rajmohan Arumugam N. Marie Wilson R. Kumar4Coimbatore2 V. Sampath Kumar K. Vignesh5Cuddalore1 B. Rajkumar6Dharmapuri7Dindigul8Erode2 K. A. Sengottaiyan(Leader of the House) M. Vijay Balaji9Kallakurichi10Kanchipuram2 R. V. Ranjithkumar Thennarasu. K.11Kanniyakumari1 S. Rajesh Kumar12Karur13Krishnagiri14Madurai2 C. T. R. Nirmal Kumar P. Viswanathan15Mayiladuthurai16Nagapattinam17Namakkal3 K. G. Arunraj C. Vijayalakshmi Logesh Tamilselvan18Nilgiris19Perambalur20Pudukkottai1 J. Mohamed Farvas21Ramanathapuram1 Rajeev22Ranipet1 V. Gandhiraj23Salem1 Vijay Tamilan Parthiban24Sivagangai1 T. K. Prabhu25Tenkasi26Thanjavur2 R. Vinoth A. M. Shahjahan27Theni28Thoothukudi2 A. Srinath P. Mathanraja29Tiruchirappalli1 S. Ramesh30Tirunelveli31Tirupathur32Tiruppur1 Kamali. S.33Tiruvallur34Tiruvannamalai35Tiruvarur36Vellore37Viluppuram1 Vanni Arasu38Virudhunagar2 S. Keerthana Jegadeshwari. K.
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