Actor-turned-politician Vijay is set to become the next chief minister of Tamil Nadu after his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) secured enough backing from allies to cross the majority mark following days of intense post-election negotiations and political uncertainty. The breakthrough came on Friday after Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar gave the green signal for government formation, bringing an end to a deadlock that had gripped the state since the assembly election results delivered a fractured mandate. TVK had emerged as the single largest party in the 234-member assembly with 108 seats, falling 10 short of the 118 required for a majority. But support from the Congress, the Communist Party of India (CPI), the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) pushed Vijay past the threshold needed to stake claim to power. The Congress, which won five seats, was the first major party to back TVK, ending its long-standing alliance with the DMK.…