The Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government is likely to undertake its first Cabinet expansion on Thursday, with Congress expected to get representation as the exercise aims to balance alliance interests, regional representation and pending portfolio allocations

Supporters of Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) and the rival faction led by former Ministers S.P. Velumani and C.Ve. Shanmugham are increasingly engaged in a struggle for control, leading to party offices being locked and brought under security watch