The move comes just days after the Congress-DMK alliance in Puducherry lost a vote of confidence after several of the alliance’s MLAs resigned from the Assembly.
Puducherry CM V Narayanasamy resigns after losing assembly floor test
Puducherry floor test: MLAs should stay loyal to the party. MLAs who have resigned will not be able to face the people as people will call them opportunists said CM Narayanasamy
BusinessToday.In | February 22, 2021 | Updated 12:36 IST
Puducherry political crisis: Congress govt loses majority
Puducherry CM V Narayanasamy lost the trust vote in the Assembly, failing to prove the Congress-led government s majority in the Union Territory. CM Narayanasamy meets Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and tendered his resignation after the loss. MLAs should stay loyal to the party. MLAs who have resigned will not be able to face the people as people will call them opportunists, said Puducherry CM as the government loses majority.
Puducherry chief minister V Narayanasamy submitting letters of resignation to lieutenant governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday.
NEW DELHI: The political situation in Puducherry, which became unstable since mid-January, remains fluid after Congress-led coalition government of V Narayanasamy failed to prove its majority in the trust vote on Monday. Now all eyes are on the opposition camp and lieutenant governor (LG) in charge of the Union territory - Tamilisai Soundararajan.
After losing the trust vote, Narayanasamy tendered his resignation along with those of his cabinet colleagues, Congress and alliance partner DMK MLAs and the lone independent legislator supporting his government.
There is no word yet on the next move of either the opposition or Soundararajan, who took over the additional charge as Puducherry LG after Kiran Bedi was relieved by President Ram Nath Kovind on February 16. She is the governor of Telangana.
This comes after two Congress MLAs A John Kumar and Lakshmi Narayanan and DMK MLA K Venkatesan resigned from their Assembly membership. Earlier, the Lt Governor ordered a floor test in assembly on February 22. Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy has reached the Legislative Assembly to take part in the much-awaited floor test.