All India N.R. Congress (abbr. AINRC) is a regional political party formed by the

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, N. Rangaswamy in the Indian union territory of Puducherry. 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. Currently it is part of the

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led by the BJP currently the ruling party of India. The official website states expansion of "N.R." in the party's name as ''Namathu Rajiyam'' (meaning ''our kingdom''). 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

The party was formed on 7 February 2011 as a breakaway from the Indian National Congress. The party won 15 seats in the

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and formed the government. On 18 May 2015, it was announced that Congress MLA

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is likely to quit the party and formalise his association with the AINRC taking the strength of the serving party to 15.

2014 Lok Sabha election

Chief Minister

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announced that R. Radhakrishnan, former Speaker of Puducherry Assembly, would be the AINRC candidate for the Puducherry constituency for

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. Radhakrishnan won the lone Lok Sabha

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from Puducherry.

2016 Assembly elections

AINRC won 8 seats in the

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while Congress has emerged as the single largest party with 15 seats. 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

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which paved way for the

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to form a government in the Union Territory for the first time.

References

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