Jayalalithaa, AIADMK general secretary was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the fifth time on Saturday, after the Karnataka High Court overturned her conviction in a Corruption case.
Jayalalithaa (67) was administered the oath of office by Governor K. Rosaiah at the auditorium of Madras University in Chennai.
The Governor also administered pledge of office to the council of ministers in two batches.
Jayalalithaa would head a 29-member government in the 14th Tamil Nadu Assembly.
The AIADMK had won the 2011 Assembly Elections and Jayalalithaa was hence sworn-in as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
Last September, she was precluded after a Bengaluru court sentenced her to a four-year prison term and fined her Rs 100 crore in a 18-year old disproportionate assets case.
The Karnataka High Court upheld her appeal and cleared her of all charges.
