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February 28, 2021 10:01 IST
The controversy over nominated legislators in Puducherry and the government’s defeat has a long backstory, starting with the Congress’s failure to make the first move
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After the fall: V. Narayanasamy leaving after submitting his resignation to the Lt. Governor on February 22. Right, at a protest meeting to condemn the toppling of his government. | Photo Credit: T. Singaravelou
The controversy over nominated legislators in Puducherry and the government’s defeat has a long backstory, starting with the Congress’s failure to make the first move
It was all over for the Congress-DMK government in Puducherry when the Assembly convened a special session for a confidence vote on Monday. But that was merely the last straw. The story of how Puducherry’s house of cards collapsed has an origin outside of, and a process longer than, the doomed confidence vote in the Assembly.