The Congress party on Tuesday released a list of 14 candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in Puducherry. Earlier on the day, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released a list of 9 candidates for the assembly elections in the Union Territory. Polling for 30 assembly seats in Puducherry will be held on April 6. Of the 30 assembly seats, five are reserved for the Scheduled Caste candidates. As many as 10,02,589 electors will choose the candidates for the 15 legislative Assembly of Puducherry. The Congress-led government in the union territory fell before completing its five-year term under Chief Minister V Narayansamy. Narayanasamy had resigned on February 22 ahead of a floor test in the 33-member House (including three nominated) following the resignations of five Congress and one Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) legislators. On February 23, President Ram Nath Kovind accepted the resignation of Narayanasamy and his council of ministers.
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Chaos in Puducherry NDA as allies go after same seats
Bosco Dominique | TNN | Updated: Mar 16, 2021, 15:38 IST
All India N.R. Congress (AINRC) founder and former Puducherry CM N.Rangasamy files his nomination papers, ahea.Read More
Chaos prevailed in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as candidates of two of its allies, the AIADMK and the BJP, filed nomination papers to contest from the same constituency, indicating that all is not well within the alliance.
The AINRC, which leads the NDA in Pondy, settled for 16 of the total 30 seats, leaving the remaining 14 to be shared between the AIADMK and BJP. The seat-sharing talks between the two parties did not reach a consensus after the saffron party insisted on contesting from 10 seats leaving, just four for the Dravidian party. But the AIADMK sought seven seats.
Chaos in Puducherry NDA as allies go after same seats
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The AINRC, which leads the NDA in Pondy, settled for 16 of the total 30 seats, leaving the remaining 14 to be shared between the AIADMK and BJP. The seat-sharing talks between the two parties did not reach a consensus after the saffron party insisted on contesting from 10 seats leaving, just four for the Dravidian party. But the AIADMK sought seven seats.
All India N.R. Congress (AINRC) founder and former Puducherry CM N.Rangasamy files his nomination papers, ahead of Puducherry assembly polls
(This story originally appeared in on Mar 16, 2021)Chaos prevailed in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as candidates of two of its allies, the AIADMK and the BJP, filed nomination papers to contest from the same constituency, indicating that all is not well within the alliance.
Puducherry: Narayanasamy out of contest, BJP fields Congress rebels
The Congress, which is in alliance with the DMK, is contesting in 15 of the 30 seats in Puducherry. While the DMK will field candidates in 13 constituencies, the other allies VCK and CPI will contest in one seat each
Chennai: Former Puducherry CM Narayanasamy is unlikely to contest in the April 6 Assembly elections to the Union Territory, if the Congress first list is anything to go by. The Congress high command in New Delhi late on Tuesday released a list of 14 candidates in which Narayansamyâs name was missing. Only one more candidate needs to be nominated by the national party.