In Congress’s Puducherry List, V Narayanaswamy’s Name Missing

Puducherry:

The Congress occasion on Tuesday launched a listing of 14 candidates for the upcoming meeting polls in Puducherry. 

Earlier on the day, BJP launched a listing of 9 candidates for the meeting elections within the Union Territory.

Polling for 30 meeting seats in Puducherry can be held on April 6.

Of the 30 meeting seats, 5 are reserved for the Scheduled Caste candidates. As many as 10,02,589 electors will select the candidates for the 15 legislative Meeting of Puducherry.

The Congress-led authorities within the union territory fell earlier than finishing its five-year time period underneath Chief Minister V Narayansamy.

Mr Narayanasamy had resigned on February 22 forward of a flooring take a look at within the 33-member Home (together with three nominated) following the resignations of 5 Congress and one Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) legislators.

On February 23, President Ram Nath Kovind accepted the resignation of Mr Narayanasamy and his council of ministers.

Nonetheless, All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-incharge of Puducherry, Dinesh Gundu Rao knowledgeable that the previous Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy won’t contest the 2021 meeting elections within the Union Territory.

Within the 2016 meeting polls, Congress had gained 15 seats, All India NR Congress eight seats, AIADMK obtained 4 seats, DMK walked away with two MLAs. BJP couldn’t win any seats.