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All India N.R. Congress

Political party in Puducherry, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

All India N.R. Congress
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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]

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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

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

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List of party leaders

Presidents

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Legislative leaders

List of chief ministers

Chief ministers of Puducherry

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List of speakers

Speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

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List of deputy speakers

Deputy speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

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List of leaders of the opposition

Leaders of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

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List of deputy leaders of the opposition

Deputy leaders of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

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References

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