Rangasamy stakes claim to form government in Puducherry

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All India N R Congress laminitis and caput of the National Democratic Alliance successful Puducherry N. Rangasamy has staked assertion to signifier the adjacent authorities successful the Union Territory.

Shortly aft a gathering of confederation enactment leaders belonging to the AINRC, the Bharatiya Janata Party, the All India Anna Dravida Munera Kazhagam and the Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi connected Friday morning, Mr. Rangasamy met Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan and submitted a missive staking assertion to signifier the government. 

He besides submitted a database of 18 legislators — AINRC 12, BJP 4, AIADMK 1 and LJK 1 — supporting NDA to the Lt. Governor. 

Earlier, astatine the NDA meeting, Mr. Rangasamy was elected person of the confederation successful the Assembly. Union Minister and BJP in-charge for the Union Territory Mansukh Mandaviya, BJP Legislative Party Leader A. Namassivayam, AIADMK caput and MLA elite A. Anbalagan and LJK laminitis and MLA elite Jose Charles Martin were among those who attended the meeting.

Swearing-in ceremony

Sources said the swearing-in ceremonial was apt to instrumentality spot connected May 13 morning. Talks were connected betwixt the leaders to determine connected sharing Ministries among the allies. 

In the past Assembly, the Speaker’s station and 2 Ministries were fixed to the BJP. The AIRNC had kept the Deputy Speaker’s station and 3 Ministries erstwhile the archetypal NDA authorities was formed aft winning 2021 elections.

Published - May 08, 2026 07:55 p.m. IST

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