Sofa culture: Horse-trading in Tamil Nadu politics

The gift of “Sofa” with a stack of money to a politician in Tamil Nadu is a satirical parody of the horse-trading underway ever since actor-politician C Joseph Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has assumed power with 108 seats (in reality with 106 voting members after one member was barred and Vijay vacated one seat) and still short of simple majority in the state legislature with 234 members
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