All India N.R. Congress

All India N.R. Congress
All India N.R. Congress
Abbreviation	AINRC
President	N. Rangasamy
Founder	N. Rangasamy
Founded	7 February 2011; 13 years ago
Split from	Indian National Congress
Headquarters	65/6, E.C.R. Salai, Pakkamudayanpet, Puducherry – 605008, Puducherry, India.
Student wing	AINRC Student Wing
Women's wing	AINRC Women's Wing
Labour wing	AINRC Labour Wing
Peasant's wing	AINRC Peasant's Wing
ECI Status	State Party
Alliance	NDA
Seats in Lok Sabha	0 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha	0 / 245
Seats in Puducherry Legislative Assembly	10 / 33
Number of states and union territories in government	1 / 31
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
	allindianrcongress.com
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

The All India N.R. Congress (abbr. AINRC)^[1] is a regional political party formed by the Chief Minister of Puducherry, N. Rangaswamy in the Indian union territory of Puducherry.^[2] He announced the party formation on 7 February 2011 in the party's head office in Pondicherry as a breakaway from the Indian National Congress. It fought the 2011 elections by allying with AIADMK and won the majority.^[3] Since 2014, it is part of the National Democratic Alliance led by the BJP.^[4] NDA alliance won the majority in the 2021 elections and is currently the ruling party of the union territory.^[5]

The official website states expansion of "N.R." in the party's name as 'நமது ராஜ்ஜியம்' (Namatu rājjiyam, lit. 'our rule').^[1] These letters are also the initials of the party founder N. Rangasamy. The party's official motto is Simplicity, Fairness and Transparency.

2011 Assembly elections

In the 2011 assembly election, the AINRC is allied with J. Jayalalithaa's All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). Rangasamy formed the government by winning 15 seats in the election without consulting the AIADMK and refusing to share power with the pre-election alliance partner. So Jayalalithaa accused Rangasamy of betraying the coalition.

2014 Lok Sabha election

Chief Minister N Rangaswamy announced that R. Radhakrishnan, former Speaker of Puducherry Assembly, would be the AINRC candidate for the Puducherry constituency for 2014 Lok Sabha Election.^[6] Radhakrishnan won the lone Lok Sabha seat from Puducherry.

2016 Assembly elections

AINRC won eight seats in the 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election while Congress has emerged as the single largest party with 15 seats.^[7] Therefore, Congress, along with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam which won two seats, forms government.

2021 Assembly elections

AINRC along with BJP won a clear majority of seats in the 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election which paved way for the NDA to form a government in the Union Territory for the first time.^[8]

Electoral performance

Indian general elections

Lok Sabha Elections
Year	Lok Sabha	Party leader	Seats contested	Seats won	Change in seats	Percentage of votes	Popular vote	Outcome
2014	16th	N. Rangasamy	1	1 / 543	1	0.04%	255,826	Government
2019	17th		1	0 / 543	1	0.04%	247,956	Lost
2024	18th		0	Did not contest, as to support NDA candidate in Puducherry

State legislative assembly elections

Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections^[9]
Year	Assembly	Party leader	Seats contested	Seats won	Change in seats	Percentage of votes	Vote swing	Popular vote	Outcome
2011	13th	N. Rangasamy	17	15 / 30	15	31.75%		221,552	Government
2016	14th		30	8 / 30	7	28.12%	3.63%	225,082	Opposition
2021	15th		16	10 / 30	2	25.85%	2.27%	216,249	Government
2026	16th		TBD

List of party leaders

Presidents

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term in office
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office
1		N. Rangasamy (1950–)	7 February 2011	Incumbent	13 years, 354 days

Legislative leaders

List of chief ministers

Chief ministers of Puducherry

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term in office			Assembly (Election)	Constituency	Ministry
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office	Assembly (Election)	Constituency	Ministry
1		N. Rangasamy (1950–)	16 May 2011	5 June 2016	8 years, 284 days	13th (2011)	Kadirkamam	Rangasamy III
1		N. Rangasamy (1950–)	7 May 2021	Incumbent	8 years, 284 days	15th (2021)	Thattanchavady	Rangasamy IV

List of speakers

Speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term in office			Assembly (Election)	Constituency
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office	Assembly (Election)	Constituency
1		V. Sabapathy (1944–)	29 June 2011	21 May 2016	4 years, 327 days	13th (2011)	Ariankuppam

List of deputy speakers

Deputy speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term in office			Assembly (Election)	Constituency	Speaker
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office	Assembly (Election)	Constituency	Speaker
1		T. P. R. Selvame (1971–)	3 November 2011	21 May 2016	4 years, 200 days	13th (2011)	Mannadipet	V. Sabapathy
2		P. Rajavelu (1961–)	26 August 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 153 days	15th (2021)	Nettapakkam	Embalam R. Selvam

List of leaders of the opposition

Leaders of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term in office			Assembly (Election)	Constituency
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office	Assembly (Election)	Constituency
1		N. Rangasamy (1950–)	24 August 2016	22 February 2021	4 years, 182 days	14th (2016)	Indira Nagar

List of deputy leaders of the opposition

Deputy leaders of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term in office			Assembly (Election)	Constituency	Leader of the Opposition
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office	Assembly (Election)	Constituency	Leader of the Opposition
1		P. R. N. Thirumurugan (1972–)	24 August 2016	22 February 2021	4 years, 182 days	14th (2016)	Karaikal North	N. Rangasamy

References

^ ^a ^b "What does AINRC mean?". Retrieved 21 September 2020.
^ "ADMK reaches poll pact". NDTV. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^ ITGB Bureau, ed. (13 May 2011). "AINRC-AIADMK alliance ousts Cong-DMK in Puducherry". India Today. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
^ Debjani Dutta, ed. (13 March 2014). "Rangasamy in NDA, Names Ex-Speaker as LS Candidate". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
^ India Today Web Desk, ed. (3 May 2021). "Puducherry Election Results 2021: NDA wins in Pondy by bagging 16 seats, here's the list of winners". India Today. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
^ "AINRC names candidate". NDTV. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (19 May 2016). "Pondicherry (Puducherry) Assembly elections 2016 result: Congress emerges single largest party". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
^ "NDA shifts focus to government formation in Puducherry". The Hindu. 3 May 2021.
^ "Puducherry Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

[fullform-1] "What does AINRC mean?". Retrieved 21 September 2020.

[2] "ADMK reaches poll pact". NDTV. Retrieved 14 May 2016.

[3] ITGB Bureau, ed. (13 May 2011). "AINRC-AIADMK alliance ousts Cong-DMK in Puducherry". India Today. Retrieved 19 October 2024.

[4] Debjani Dutta, ed. (13 March 2014). "Rangasamy in NDA, Names Ex-Speaker as LS Candidate". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 October 2024.

[5] India Today Web Desk, ed. (3 May 2021). "Puducherry Election Results 2021: NDA wins in Pondy by bagging 16 seats, here's the list of winners". India Today. Retrieved 19 October 2024.

[6] "AINRC names candidate". NDTV. Retrieved 14 May 2016.

[7] Upadhyaya, Prakash (19 May 2016). "Pondicherry (Puducherry) Assembly elections 2016 result: Congress emerges single largest party". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

[8] "NDA shifts focus to government formation in Puducherry". The Hindu. 3 May 2021.

[PY_Results-9] "Puducherry Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

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