Politics
NDA wins Puducherry Assembly election, bags 16 seats against UPA’s 8 seats
The single-phase Assembly polling in Puducherry was concluded on April 6 with a voter turnout of 81.70 percent, according to Election Commission data. A total of 820,446 voters cast their votes out of 1,004,197 registered voters in the whole Union Territory.
The NDA in Puducherry comprises All India NR Congress (AINRC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). On the other side, the Congress-led Secular Democratic Alliance (SDA) comprises the Congress, DMK, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and Communist Party of India (CPI).
The Union territory is currently under the President’s Rule as the Congress lost power in Puducherry just ahead of the announcement of assembly polls due to rebellion in the ranks.
As many as 324 candidates jumped into the poll fray and they included party sponsored nominees and Independents.
