Puducherry: LJK founder Martin submits letter to LG, supports Rangaswamy as CM
AINRC won 12 seats and NDA ally LJK, which won a single seat, increased its support as Rangaswamy was set to become the Chief Minister of Puducherry once again.
Jose Charles Martin said that the oath ceremony will be held on May 13.
Also read: Rangasamy meets Lieutenant Governor, stakes claim to form government in Puducherry Martin told ANI: “Everything is very clear in Puducherry. We have signed a letter and submitted it to the Governor, with N. Rangaswamy as the CM. We are all very clear. The swearing-in ceremony will be on May 13. So the process is happening.”
Lottery king Santiago Martin’s son also expressed confidence that the Vijay-led TVK will form the government in Tamil Nadu.
“Everything is ready, these are the news I heard. They have a clear majority now. I think they will form the government. I wish them success and ask them to provide good governance,” he said.
On Friday evening, N Rangaswamy met Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kuniyil Kailashnathan and staked his claim to form the government in the Union Territory, a few days after emerging victorious in the assembly elections. Rangaswamy, Puducherry’s longest-serving Chief Minister, submitted a letter of support from members of the legislative assembly demanding the right to form the government. The letter was sent to the President for approval.
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Rangaswamy was re-elected as leader of the Nationalist Democratic Alliance (NDA) legislative party in Puducherry earlier in the day.
In the same meeting, Puducherry Home Minister A. Namassivayam was elected as the deputy leader of the NDA legislative party. NDA successfully managed to maintain its power in Puducherry with NR Congress winning 12 seats in the 30-member Puducherry assembly and BJP winning four seats. AIADMK won one seat.
DMK won five seats and Congress won one seat. TVK, which made a spectacular debut in Tamil Nadu, also opened its account by winning two seats. Rangasamy polled a total of 10,024 votes and won the Thattanchavady assembly constituency on Monday, securing victory by a margin of 4,441 votes after the counting of votes in the union territory.
