## Tamil Nadu Government Formation: Timeline Summary
**1952:** First Legislative Assembly elections held; C. Rajagopalachari becomes Chief Minister.
**1954:** Rajagopalachari resigns; K. Kamaraj assumes office as Chief Minister, initiating significant reforms in education and infrastructure.
**1963:** Kamaraj resigns as part of the Congress’s ‘Kamraj Plan’; P.K. Vachani becomes CM briefly.
**1967:** DMK, led by C.N. Annadurai, wins elections, ending Congress’s dominance; Annadurai becomes Chief Minister.
**1969:** Annadurai dies in office; M. Karunanidhi succeeds him as Chief Minister.
**1976:** Emergency imposed; Karunanidhi government dismissed in 1976.
**1977:** AIADMK, led by M.G. Ramachandran (MGR), wins elections; MGR becomes Chief Minister.
**1987:** AIADMK wins again; MGR continues as Chief Minister until his death in 1987.
**1987:** After MGR’s death, V.N. Janaki Ramachandran briefly becomes Chief Minister.
**1989:** DMK, led by Karunanidhi, returns to power.
**1991:** AIADMK, led by Jayalalithaa, wins elections; Jayalalithaa becomes Chief Minister.
**1996:** DMK-TMC coalition wins; Karunanidhi becomes Chief Minister again.
**2001:** AIADMK wins elections; Jayalalithaa becomes Chief Minister, but is later disqualified from holding office. O. Panneerselvam becomes CM.
**2002:** Jayalalithaa returns as Chief Minister after a court reversal.
**2006:** DMK, led by Karunanidhi, wins elections.
**2011:** AIADMK, led by Jayalalithaa, wins elections; Jayalalithaa becomes Chief Minister.
**2016:** AIADMK wins again; Jayalalithaa continues as Chief Minister until her death in December 2016.
**2016-2017:** O. Panneerselvam becomes Chief Minister following Jayalalithaa’s death, then Edappadi K. Palaniswami takes over.
**2019:** Palaniswami government survives a vote of confidence.
**2021:** DMK, led by M.K. Stalin, wins elections with a clear majority; Stalin becomes Chief Minister.
**2024:** Stalin continues as Chief Minister, leading the DMK government.
