Palaniswami wins Tamil Nadu floor test with support from 122 MLAs

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami is seeking a confidence vote in Tamil Nadu Assembly. 

The House proceeding was adjourned after DMK MLAs gheroed Speaker P Dhanapal, broke chairs and mics and threw away the papers. 

The House proceeding, that had resumed at 1:00 pm with Speaker evicting DMK MLAs out of the assembly, has been adjourned till 3 pm. This happened after DMK MLAs went on the rampage again and broke Speaker's microphone for the second time. 

Here are the live updates from the ongoing political crisis in the state

After all six divisions of MLAs in Tamil Nadu Assembly vote in favour, CM Palanisamy wins vote of confidence.

122 MLAs in the assembly voted in favour of CM Palanisamy #floortest

15:13 PM   

Congress stages walk out from Tamil Nadu Assembly.

15:08 PM   

CM Palanisamy's vote of confidence: Voting begins in Tamil Nadu Assembly.

15:08 PM   

DMK working president MK Stalin alleges that his shirt was torn off when Assembly police forcefully evicted his party MLAs.

Stalin says he has decided to take up the matter with Tamil Nadu Governor. 

13:37 PM   

DMK MLAs break Speaker P. Dhanapal's microphone for second time

13:34 PM   

Tamil Nadu Assembly adjourned second time after DMK MLAs refuse to leave the house

13:34 PM   

Tamil Nadu assembly adjourned till 3:00 pm again

13:34 PM   

Congress MLAs also gherao Tamil Nadu speaker P Dhanapal

13:33 PM   

All DMK MLAs who created ruckus evicted from the Assembly house. They are protesting outside the state secretariat