Jayalalithaa stakes claim to form govt, stage set for oath on Monday

AIADMK Supremo hands over a list of 29 legislators who will be appointed as the ministers

AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa today met Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah and formerly staked claim to form the next government. List of cabinet Ministers, who will be taking oath along with the party's Supermo was also released.

The swearing-in ceremony will be held on May 23 at 12 noon at Madras University Centenary Auditorium

Jayalalithaa met the Governor and gave him a copy of the resolution passed by the party's newly elected legislators electing her as the AIADMK's legislature leader. Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK won 8lin 134 seats the concluded assembly elections. Total seats in the Assembly is 234, for two seats elections will be held on June.

Jaylalithaa also handed over a list of 29 legislators who will be appointed as the ministers.

J Jayalalithaa, Chief Minister (Public, IAS, IPS, Indian Forest Service, general administration, district revenue officers, police and home portfolios);

O Panneerselvam, minister for finance

M C Sampath, minister for industries

Dindugal C Srinivasan, minister for forests

Edapaddi K Palaniswami, minister for public works, highways and minor ports

Sellur K Raju, minister for co-operation and labour

P Thangamani, minister for electricity, prohibition and excise.

S.P.Velumani, minister for municipal administration, rural development and implementation of special programmes

D.Jayakumar, minister for fisheries

C Ve Shanmugam, minister for law, courts and prisons

K P Anbazhagan, minister for higher education

V Saroja, minister for social welfare

K C Karuppannan, minister for environment

R Kamaraj, minister for food, civil supplies and Hindu Religions and Charitable Endowments

O S Manian, minister for handlooms and textiles

Udumalai Radhakrishnan, minister for housing and urban development

C Vijaya Baskar, minister for health and family welfare

S P Shanmuganathan, minister for milk and dairy development

R Duraikannu, minister for agriculture and animal husbandry

K Kadambur Raju, minister for information and publicity

R B Udhayakumar, minister for revenue

K T Rajenthra Balaji, minister for rural industries

K C Veeramani, minister for commercial taxes

P Benjamin, minister for school education, sports and youth welfare

Vellamandi N Natarajan, minister for tourism

S Valarmathi, minister for backward classes and minorities welfare

V M Rajalakshmi, minister for adi dravider and tribal welfare

M Manikandan, minister for information technology

M R Vijayabaskar, minister for transport.