NEW DELHI/CHENNAI, May 6 -- The Congress on Tuesday decided to support the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in Tamil Nadu in the interests of "protecting the Constitution" and secular values, even as the start-up political party's winning candidates in Chennai elected founder, actor C Joseph Vijay, as their legislative party leader. To be sure, the Congress' move could see upheaval in the INDIA bloc of opposition parties in Tamil Nadu and cause friction in the Congress' 22-year-old alliance with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. TVK won 108 seats in the 234-member house and needs 10 more to cross the half-way mark. The Congress won five seats, and its support will take the TVK's tally to 113. The CPI(M), too, indicated that it would extend "creative and critical appreciation" for the next government . It has two seats in the house, which will take the number to 115. The CPI and IUML, which have two seats each, are also expected to support the TVK, taking it safely over the half-way mark. To be sure, there's also been talk of the TVK allying with the AIADMK, although this doesn't seem very likely, given that the latter fought the election with the Bharatiya Janata Party and Vijay has been emphatic about his party's Dravidian credentials and opposition to the BJP. And people familiar with the matter in Chennai said the TVK could always form a minority government, given that neither the AIADMK nor the DMK will vote it out because that could mean fresh elections and a bigger Vijay wave. In Chennai, TVK leaders said that Vijay is likely to meet Tamil Nadu Governor in-charge Rajendra Arlekar at Lok Bhavan on Wednesday. After the meeting, the party will decide on the swearing in and the cabinet formation. They added that the swearing-in ceremony could take place on May 7. Vijay's meeting with the MLAs went for more than three hours at Panaiyur office located about 45 km from the city-centre. In New Delhi, senior Congress leaders met at party chief Mallikarjun Kharge's residence for a review meeting. "Vijay has requested support from the Congress. The mandate in Tamil Nadu is for a secular government and commitments to protect the Constitution. And we will not allow BJP or its proxy to lead the government in any manner. Vijay has said he draws inspiration from Kamaraj. The Congress president directed the Pradesh Congress Committee to take final decision keeping in view of sentiments of the people of Tamil Nadu," Venugopal added. In a late-night development, Congress' political affairs committee "unanimously decided" to support the TVK to form a secular government, people familiar with the matter said....