DMK MLA SS Sivasankar criticised CM Vijay after TVK won the floor test in Tamil Nadu Assembly, alleging that "open horse-trading" took place despite the party's promise of clean governance during the election campaign. "He took the support of AIADMK MLAs," Sivasankar said, adding that 25 AIADMK legislators backed Vijay. The TVK government secured 144 votes in the floor test.