In the Puducherry Assembly elections, NRC formed an alliance with the BJP and won most of the seats, following which they have been invited to form the government in Puducherry. NR Congress’ leader Rangaswamy captured most of the seats in this election. It was also reported that he had declared himself the chief ministerial candidate.
Following the results of the election, Rangasamy, the Chairman of the NR Congress met Tamizhisai Soundarajan, the Deputy Governor of Puducherry with a request to form the government under a coalition rule along with the BJP.
In this context, the Deputy Governor of Pondicherry, Tamilisai Soundarajan issued a press release, which stated the following: “Rangasamy has been elected as the Speaker of the Assembly. He handed me the letter that claimed the support of the MLAs. He said the ceremony will be held and asked for the appropriate date and time to hold the inauguration ceremony.”
It is to be noted that Rangaswamy from the NR Congress has served as the Chief Minister of Puducherry in the past and is now looking to form a coalition with the BJP.
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