All India N. R. Congress

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All India N. R. Congress
AbbreviationAINRC
PresidentN. Rangaswamy
General SecretaryN. S. Jayabal
FounderN. Rangaswamy
Founded7 February 2011; 15 years ago (2011-02-07)
Split fromIndian National Congress
Headquarters65/6, E.C.R. Salai, Pakkamudayanpet, Pondicherry – 605008, Puducherry, India.
Student wingG. Sivakumar
Women's wingB. Jayalakshmi
Labour wingS. Ramesh
Peasant's wingV. Sabapathy (Kothandaraman)
ECI StatusState Party
Alliance
  • NDA
    (2014–2016)
    (2019–present)
  • AIADMK+
    (2011–2014, 2021–2023 and 2025–present)
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 245
Seats in Puducherry Legislative Assembly
12 / 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 (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 contested 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 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[4] The NDA alliance won the majority in the 2021 elections and is currently the ruling party of the union territory.[5]

The party's 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

2019 Lok Sabha election[edit | edit source]

2021 Assembly elections[edit | edit source]

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]

2024 Lok Sabha election[edit | edit source]

Chief Minister N Rangaswamy announced that AINRC would not field its candidate and support the BJP candidate.[9]

Electoral performance[edit | edit source]

Indian general elections[edit | edit source]

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 Template:Composition bar compact Increase 1 0.04% Steady 255,826 Government
2019 17th 1 Template:Composition bar compact Decrease 1 0.04% Steady 247,956 Lost

State legislative assembly elections[edit | edit source]

Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections[10]
Year Assembly Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Percentage of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome
2011 13th N. Rangasamy 17 Template:Composition bar compact Increase 15 31.75% Steady 221,552 Government
2016 14th 30 Template:Composition bar compact Decrease 7 28.12% Decrease 3.63% 225,082 Opposition
2021 15th 16 Template:Composition bar compact Increase 2 25.85% Decrease 2.27% 216,249 Coalition Government

List of party leaders[edit | edit source]

Presidents[edit | edit source]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term in office
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 N. Rangaswamy
(1950–) 		7 February 2011 Incumbent 15 years, 169 days

Legislative leaders[edit | edit source]

List of chief ministers[edit | edit source]

Chief ministers of Puducherry[edit | edit source]

Further information: List of chief ministers of Puducherry
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term in office [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Template:Black]]
([[Elections in Puducherry|Template:Black]]) 		Constituency Ministry
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 N. Rangaswamy
(1950–) 		16 May 2011 5 June 2016 10 years, 100 days 13th
(2011) 		Kadirkamam Rangasamy III
7 May 2021 Incumbent 15th
(2021) 		Thattanchavady Rangasamy IV

List of speakers[edit | edit source]

Speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Further information: List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term in office [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Template:Black]]
([[Elections in Puducherry|Template:Black]]) 		Constituency
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 V. Sabapathy
(1944–) 		29 June 2011 21 May 2016 4 years, 327 days 13th
(2011) 		Ariankuppam

List of deputy speakers[edit | edit source]

Deputy speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term in office [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Template:Black]]
([[Elections in Puducherry|Template:Black]]) 		Constituency Speaker
Assumed office Left office Time in office
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 4 years, 334 days 15th
(2021) 		Nettapakkam Embalam R. Selvam

List of leaders of the opposition[edit | edit source]

Leaders of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Further information: List of leaders of the opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term in office [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Template:Black]]
([[Elections in Puducherry|Template:Black]]) 		Constituency
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 N. Rangaswamy
(1950–) 		24 August 2016 22 February 2021 4 years, 182 days 14th
(2016) 		Indira Nagar

List of deputy leaders of the opposition[edit | edit source]

Deputy leaders of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term in office [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Template:Black]]
([[Elections in Puducherry|Template:Black]]) 		Constituency [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Template:Black]]
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

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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". IB Times. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "NDA shifts focus to government formation in Puducherry". The Hindu. 3 May 2021.
  9. ↑ https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-will-contest-lone-puducherry-lok-sabha-seat-says-rangasamy-101709492405204.html
  10. ↑ "Puducherry Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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