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All India N.R. Congress
Political party in Puducherry, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The All India N.R. Congress (abbr. AINRC)[1] is a regional political party formed by the Chief Minister of Puducherry, N. Rangaswamy in the Indian union territory of Puducherry.[2] He announced the party formation on 7 February 2011 in the party's head office in Pondicherry as a breakaway from the Indian National Congress. It fought the 2011 elections by allying with AIADMK and won the majority.[3] Since 2014, it is part of the National Democratic Alliance led by the BJP.[4] NDA alliance won the majority in the 2021 elections and is currently the ruling party of the union territory.[5]
The official website states expansion of "N.R." in the party's nயம்}}' (Namatu rājjiyam, lit. 'our rule').[1] These letters are also the initials of the party founder N. Rangasamy. The party's official motto is Simplicity, Fairness and Transparency.
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2011 Assembly elections
In the 2011 assembly election, the AINRC is allied with J. Jayalalithaa's All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). Rangasamy formed the government by winning 15 seats in the election without consulting the AIADMK and refusing to share power with the pre-election alliance partner. So Jayalalithaa accused Rangasamy of betraying the coalition.
2014 Lok Sabha election
Chief Minister N Rangaswamy announced that R. Radhakrishnan, former Speaker of Puducherry Assembly, would be the AINRC candidate for the Puducherry constituency for 2014 Lok Sabha Election.[6] Radhakrishnan won the lone Lok Sabha seat from Puducherry.
2016 Assembly elections
AINRC won eight seats in the 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election while Congress has emerged as the single largest party with 15 seats.[7] Therefore, Congress, along with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam which won two seats, forms government.
2019 Lok Sabha election
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2021 Assembly elections
AINRC along with BJP won a clear majority of seats in the 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election which paved way for the NDA to form a government in the Union Territory for the first time.[8]
Electoral performance
Indian general elections
State legislative assembly elections
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List of party leaders
Presidents
Legislative leaders
List of chief ministers
Chief ministers of Puducherry
List of speakers
Speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
List of deputy speakers
Deputy speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
List of leaders of the opposition
Leaders of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
List of deputy leaders of the opposition
Deputy leaders of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
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See also
References
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