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All India N.R. Congress
AbbreviationAINRC
PresidentN. Rangasamy
FounderN. Rangasamy
Founded7 February 2011; 13 years ago (2011-02-07)
Split fromIndian National Congress
Headquarters65/6, E.C.R. Salai, Pakkamudayanpet, Puducherry – 605008,Puducherry, India.
Student wingAINRC Student Wing
Women's wingAINRC Women's Wing
Labour wingAINRC Labour Wing
Peasant's wingAINRC Peasant's Wing
IdeologySocial democracy[citation needed]
Populism
Political positionCentre[citation needed]
ECI StatusState Party
AllianceNational Democratic Alliance
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
Jug
Party flag
Website
allindianrcongress.com

The All India N.R. Congress (transl. All India N.R. Congress; abbr. AINRC)[1] is an Indian regional political party in the union territory of Puducherry.[2] It is founded by the chief minister of Puducherry N. Rangasamy at Puducherry on 7 February 2011 as a breakaway from the Indian National Congress. It is currently the ruling party in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly and part of the India-ruling National Democratic Alliance. The AINRC is led by its founder as president of the party. The headquarters of the party is located at E.C.R. Salai, Pakkamudayanpet, Puducherry.

2011 Assembly elections

In 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. On 18 May 2015, it was announced that Congress MLA Malladi Krishna Rao is likely to quit the party and formalise his association with the AINRC, taking the strength of the serving party to 15.[3]

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.[4] Radhakrishnan won the lone Lok Sabha seat from Puducherry.

2016 Assembly elections

AINRC won 8 seats in the 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election while Congress has emerged as the single largest party with 15 seats.[5] Therefore, Congress, along with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam which won 2 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.[6]

Electoral performance

Indian general elections

Lok Sabha Elections
Year Lok Sabha Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Percentage of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome
2014 16th N. Rangasamy 1 Increase 1 0.04% Steady 255,826 Government
2019 17th 1 Decrease 1 0.04% Steady 247,956 Lost

State legislative assembly elections

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

List of party leaders

Presidents

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term in Office
Assumed Office Left Office Time in Office
1 N. Rangasamy
(1950–) 		7 February 2011 Incumbent 13 years, 282 days

Legislative leaders

List of chief ministers

Chief Ministers of Puducherry

Further information: List of chief ministers of Puducherry
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term in Office Assembly
(Election) 		Constituency Ministry
Assumed Office Left Office Time in Office
1 N. Rangasamy
(1950–) 		16 May 2011 5 June 2016 8 years, 212 days 13th
(2011) 		Kadirkamam Rangasamy III
7 May 2021 Incumbent 15th
(2021) 		Thattanchavady Rangasamy IV

List of leaders of the opposition

Leaders of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

Further information: List of leaders of the opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term in Office Assembly
(Election) 		Constituency
Assumed Office Left Office Time in Office
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
Assumed Office Left Office Time in Office
1 P. R. N. Thirumurugan
(1972–) 		24 August 2016 22 February 2021 4 years, 182 days 14th
(2016) 		Karaikal North N. Rangasamy

References

  1. ^ "What does AINRC mean?". Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ "ADMK reaches poll pact". NDTV. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Rebel congress MLA to support NR COngress". NDTV. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. ^ "AINRC names candidate". NDTV. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (19 May 2016). "Pondicherry (Puducherry) Assembly elections 2016 result: Congress emerges single largest party". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  6. ^ "NDA shifts focus to government formation in Puducherry". The Hindu. 3 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Puducherry Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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