N Rangaswamy takes oath

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Puducherry: N Rangasamy Sworn In As Chief Minister For Fourth Time

All India NR Congress founder N Rangasamy on May 7 took oath as Puducherry Chief Minister at Raj Nivas in the presence of Lieutenant governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. At the recent concluded polls, while the AINRC won 10 seats, it's ally, BJP won six of the nine seats it contested. Interestingly as independents won record six seats, the Congress settled with just two and AIADMK failed to open mark.

Fri, 07 May 2021 - 06:20 PM / by Neha Sanjeev

Tags: N Rangaswamy, Puducherry, Chief Minister, Oath

Courtesy: Times of India

Puducherry BJP-AIADMK-AINRC Alliance

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Puducherry: BJP, AIADMK, NR Congress Ink Seat-Share

Ahead of the Puducherry assembly elections slated for April 6, the BJP, AIADMK and regional political party All India N.R Congress (AINRC) have inked a seat-sharing agreement. Out of the total 30 seats, NRC will contest 16 seats whereas BJP and AIADMK got 14 seats to contest. Additionally, AINRC frontman N Rangaswamy has been officially declared the alliance's Chief Ministerial candidate. Previously, speculations had indicated AINRC's solo… read-more

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 - 09:59 PM / by Ashly Ann Varghese

Tags: BJP, AIADMK, AINRC, N Rangaswamy, Puducherry election, seat-sharing

Courtesy: Financial Express