After MGR's death, VR Neduncheziyan was sworn in as Acting Chief Minister.
The Governor gave V. N. Janaki Ramachandran 30 days time to prove majority support in the house.
[1][2] Hence, on the day of voting, Speaker PH pandiyan disqualified and dismissed 20 MLAs of opposition party DMK and 15 MLAs of AIADMK (Jayalalithaa faction ) from their MLA posts, due to demeaning behaviour in the house and thus announced that the majority was reduced to a mere 100, as the house then had only 199 members.
With bleeding head, he announced that Janaki had proved her majority with 105 MLAs and adjourned the house immediately.
The Governor of state refused to accept this voting which was done under suspicious environment and recommended the Central government to dismiss the legislature and hold fresh general elections.