The C. Joseph Vijay-led Tamil Nadu government on Thursday carried out its first major Cabinet expansion, inducting 23 new ministers into the Council of Ministers in a significant political and administrative reshuffle. The expansion comes days after Vijay assumed office as Chief Minister following the Assembly elections, where his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), emerged as the single largest party by winning 108 seats in the 234-member Assembly. The swearing-in ceremony was held in Chennai, where Governor R. N. Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly inducted ministers. Congress returns to Tamil Nadu Cabinet The Cabinet expansion also marked the return of the Congress to the Tamil Nadu ministry after several decades. Congress MLAs S. Rajesh Kumar and P. Viswanathan were inducted into the ministry as part of the alliance arrangement supporting the Vijay-led government. Leaders from alliance parties, including Thol. Thirumavalavan, attended the swearing-in ceremony alongside senior TVK leaders and legislators. The inclusion of Congress ministers is being seen as an attempt to strengthen coalition coordination within the ruling alliance. …