Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) made a significant impact in its first electoral outing, winning 108 seats in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly. Falling just 10 seats short of the 118-seat majority required to form a government independently, TVK has formed a coalition with parties such as the Congress and the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), along with support from the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, and Indian Union Muslim League. A detailed analysis reveals that 4,649 additional votes spread across 10 constituencies would have secured an outright majority for TVK. These constituencies had the narrowest margins of defeat, with the closest being Tirukkoyilur, where TVK lost by just 285 votes. The other constituencies included Kulithalai, Palani, and Kovilpatti, among others, each with margins under 1,500 votes. The results illustrate how close Vijay came to achieving a historic single-party majority in Tamil Nadu, a feat not accomplished by a newcomer in decades. Despite not achieving this goal, TVK's performance signifies a shift in Tamil Nadu's political dynamics, challenging the long-standing dominance of the DMK and AIADMK.