Veteran politician and All India N.R. Congress (AINRC) founder N Rangasamy on Wednesday took oath as the Chief Minister of Puducherry for the fifth time as the AINRC-led NDA government assumed office in the Union Territory.Lieutenant Governor K Kailashnathan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Rangasamy and his cabinet colleagues at the swearing-in ceremony.
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Veteran political leader and AINRC founder N Rangasamy on Wednesday took oath as the Chief Minister of Puducherry for the fifth time.
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Along with the Chief Minister, Malladi Krishna Rao from the regional party and A Namassivayam of the Bharatiya Janata Party also took oath as ministers in the new cabinet.Rao, who represents Yanam, an enclave of Puducherry located in Andhra Pradesh, took oath in Telugu.Senior BJP leaders, including Nitin Nabin and BL Santhosh, were present at the ceremony.
The NDA retained power in Puducherry after winning the Assembly elections held on April 9.Earlier, Droupadi Murmu had appointed Rangasamy as the Chief Minister following the NDA’s victory in the Union Territory.
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