Puducherry BJP’s alliance for Assembly polls only with AINRC for now: Nirmal Kumar Surana

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BJP leaders extracurricular  Lok Niwas aft  gathering  the Lt. Governor connected  Friday

BJP leaders extracurricular Lok Niwas aft gathering the Lt. Governor connected Friday | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

BJP in-charge for Puducherry Nirmal Kumar Surana connected Friday (February 20, 2026) said the party’s confederation for the Assembly polls successful the Union Territory (UT) was lone with the AINRC “for now.”

“We person an confederation for the Assembly polls lone with the AINRC for now. We mightiness induct the AIADMK and LJP into the alliance. We are successful talks with some parties,” helium told reporters extracurricular Lok Niwas.

The preliminary circular of seat-sharing talks with the AINRC was held erstwhile Chief Minister N. Rangasamy met Union Home Minister Amit Shah astatine Karaikal recently, helium said. “The confederation with the AINRC has been sealed, and we are successful talks with different parties,” helium added. 

PM visit

Earlier, Mr. Surana, on with Home Minister A. Namassivayam, Speaker R. Selvam, and BJP president V.P. Ramalingam, met Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan astatine Lok Niwas. 

The BJP person said the delegation discussed with the Lt. Governor the preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sojourn to Puducherry connected March 1.

“We met the Lt. Governor to sermon the preparations for the Prime Minister’s visit, which volition beryllium purely official. At the enactment level, we volition beryllium making arrangements to marque the sojourn a immense success,” helium said. 

Published - February 20, 2026 04:55 p.m. IST

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