N Rangasamy sworn in as Puducherry Chief Minister
India | May 07, 2021 14:24 ISTAINRC leader N Rangasamy was on Friday sworn in as the Chief Minister of Puducherry at a brief ceremony held at Raj Nivas here on Friday.
AINRC leader N Rangasamy was on Friday sworn in as the Chief Minister of Puducherry at a brief ceremony held at Raj Nivas here on Friday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party will be part of the government in Puducherry for the first time ever after having annexed six seats to grab power as part of the NDA in the April 6 assembly polls.
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Puducherry consists of All India N.R. Congress (contesting in 16 seats), BJP (9) and AIADMK (5).
A Namassivayam ofBJP emerged victorious from Mannadipet constituency after defeating his DMK rival A Krishnan. Namassivayam, who shifted his allegiance to the saffron party in January this year after quitting the Congress, contested the April 6 poll from Mannadipet seat as BJP nominee.
Three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs walked out of the Puducherry Assembly on February 12. They walked out after the state government introduced the Resolution against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the house. A special assembly session has been called for the resolution today. Five states have passed resolution against CAA.
Top News
