05 May,2026 07:19 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Pooja Hegde and Vijay (Pic/ Instagram)
Congratulatory messages have not stopped pouring in ever since TVK chief Vijay Thalapathy's impressive win in the recently held Tamil Nadu Assembly Election. The fact that this is the actor-turned-politician's first election made the win even more special. However, his 'Jana Nayagan' co-star Pooja Hegde claimed that she had predicted Vijay's win in advance.
Taking to her official Instagram handle, Pooja dropped a behind-the-scenes video from the set of Jana Nayagan, where she was seen playfully suggesting that Vijay would win the election.
The actress pointed to a question on a whiteboard that read, "Who wins the elections?"
Next, Pooja stood in front of Vijay and winked at him, suggesting he and his party would win the election. This adorable gesture made Vijay blush. Embarrassed, he covered his face and walked away.
"Guess I called it before it happened? Here's to dreams turning into reality, Vijay sir actorvijay (sic)," Pooja captioned the post.
Before this, Pooja published a photo featuring herself with Vijay on her Instagram Stories, along with the text, "Congratulations actor Vijay sir. This Thalapathy Kacheri is just getting bigger and bigger. Onwards and upwards only. Party time. Let's gooo."
For the unversed, Vijay managed to win not one, but two constituencies where he chose to contest, Perambur in Chennai and Tiruchirappalli East. Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam leader Vijay is likely to meet Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar on Wednesday, TVK sources said and noted that the actor-turned politician may take oath as Chief Minister on May 7.
TVK made a spectacular debut in the assembly polls winning 108 seats and emerged as single largest party. It is 10 short of majority in the 234-member state assembly.
The party's performance is a significant upset to the long-standing dominance of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), with TVK falling just 10 seats short of the majority mark of 118.
To form the government, TVK is expected to seek support from smaller parties, including Congress, PMK, Left parties, CPI(M), and VCK, which could push it past the majority threshold.
(with inputs from agencies)
