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This happened for the first time in the Assembly: Why did CM Vijay leave his chair?
Samira Vishwas | August 28, 2026 3:25 PM CST

A very unusual and surprising scene was seen in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Thursday. Chief Minister of the State C.Joseph Vijay (CM C. Joseph Vijay) suddenly left his fixed seat and sat among the ministers and participated in the proceedings of the House during the entire session.

According to reports and experts to the Assembly, this is the first time in the parliamentary history of the state when a Chief Minister left his assigned chair and sat on the seat assigned for a minister and watched the functioning of the House. Chief Minister Vijay reached the front row and the leaders and ministers of the House KA Sengottaiyan (KA Sengottaiyan) and ministers Aadhav Arjun (Aadhav Arjuna) sat on the empty space between them.

What does the rule of assembly seats say?

According to parliamentary traditions, Assembly In the Legislative Assembly, a special seat is reserved for the Chief Minister, very close to the seat of the Speaker. On the other hand, seats in the front row are reserved for state government ministers.

Generally, the seating arrangement of ministers is decided on the basis of their seniority and portfolio. Although, MLAs and ministers sometimes change their places for some time to discuss or consult each other, but it is not considered common for the Chief Minister of any state of the country to leave his main seat and sit among the ministers permanently.

Opposition also raised questions, discussed Vijay's move

After this entire incident the political atmosphere inside the House became heated. Along with this unexpected step of the CM, opposition leaders also raised questions regarding the absence of officials.

Political analysts believe that this step of Vijay, who has created a distinct identity with his working style, dressing and decisions, has once again become a topic of discussion. From his chair to his different style, it attracted the attention of the entire assembly session.


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