All India N.R. Congress | |
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| Abbreviation | AINRC |
| President | N. Rangaswamy |
| General Secretary | N. S. Jayabal |
| Founder | N. Rangaswamy |
| Founded | 7 February 2011; 15 years ago (2011-02-07) |
| Split from | Indian National Congress |
| Headquarters | 65/6,E.C.R. Salai, Pakkamudayanpet,Pondicherry – 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 | |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543 |
| Seats in Puducherry Legislative Assembly | 10 / 33 |
| Number of states and union territories in government | 1 / 31 |
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| Website | |
| allindianrcongress | |
TheAll India N.R. Congress (abbr.AINRC)[1] is a regionalpolitical party formed by theChief Minister of Puducherry,N. Rangaswamy in theIndianunion territory ofPuducherry.[2] He announced the party formation on 7 February 2011 in the party's head office inPondicherry as a breakaway from theIndian National Congress. It contested the2011 elections by allying withAIADMK and won the majority.[3] Since 2014, it is part of theNational Democratic Alliance led by theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[4] The NDA alliance won the majority in the2021 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 isSimplicity, Fairness and Transparency.
In the2011 assembly election, the AINRC is allied withJ. 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.
Chief MinisterN Rangaswamy announced thatR. Radhakrishnan, former Speaker of Puducherry Assembly, would be the AINRC candidate for thePuducherry constituency for2014 Lok Sabha Election.[6] Radhakrishnan won the loneLok Sabhaseat from Puducherry.
AINRC won eight seats in the2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election whileCongress has emerged as the single largest party with 15 seats.[7] Therefore, Congress, along withDravida Munnetra Kazhagam which won two seats, forms government.
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AINRC along with BJP won a clear majority of seats in the2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election which paved way for theNDA to form a government in the Union Territory for the first time.[8]
Chief MinisterN Rangaswamy announced that AINRC would not field its candidate and support the BJP candidate.
| 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 | 1 / 543 |  1 | 0.04% |  | 255,826 | Government |
| 2019 | 17th | 1 | 0 / 543 |  1 | 0.04% | | 247,956 | Lost |
| 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 | Coalition Government |
| 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, 8 days |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term in office | Assembly (Election) | Constituency | Ministry | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 |  | N. Rangaswamy (1950–) | 16 May 2011 | 5 June 2016 | 9 years, 304 days | 13th (2011) | Kadirkamam | Rangasamy III |
| 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 15th (2021) | Thattanchavady | Rangasamy IV | ||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term in office | Assembly (Election) | 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 |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term in office | Assembly (Election) | 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, 173 days | 15th (2021) | Nettapakkam | Embalam R. Selvam | |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term in office | Assembly (Election) | 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 |
| 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 |
