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Fifty days after N Rangasamy took over as the Chief Minister of Puducherry, five MLAs including two from the BJP are taking over as ministers in the Union Territory. The long power-sharing talks between the NR Congress and the BJP concluded earlier this week and the announcement was made on Friday, ending the suspense over government formation. This is the first time the BJP which does not have much of a presence in the former French colony is becoming part of the government.
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Puducherry CM N Rangasamy handing over the list of five MLAs to be inducted as ministers to Lieutenant Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan. (Photo| Express)
The wait for a government has been a really long one for the Union territory of Puducherry. The voters inked their preference on April 6, and almost a month later, on May 2, the verdict was out. But it took over 45 days to come closer to ministry formation. The bargaining for Cabinet positions that started after the swearing in of N Rangasamy as CM on May 6 finally ended on Wednesday when he submitted a list of members of his ministry to the Lt Governor.