The BJP is set to fight the Puducherry polls in alliance with the NR Congress and the AIADMK. Puducherry BJP in-charge Nirmal Kumar Surana on Tuesday announced that the party has finalised its seat-sharing deal with the NR Congress and AIADMK for the coming Assembly elections in the Union Territory.
“NR Congress, BJP and AIADMK are going to contest the elections together,” he said. “NRC will contest on 16 seats and BJP-AIADMK to contest on 14 seats. We will face elections in Puducherry under the leadership of N. Rangaswamy,” Surana said adding that the alliance will contest polls under the leadership of NR Congress chief and former CM of the Union Territory N. Rangaswamy.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Surana said that NR Congress President and former Chief Minister N Rangasamy will lead the alliance.
Polling for 30 Assembly seats in Puducherry will be held on 6 April.