BJP names 9 candidates in Puducherry after finalising seat-sharing deal
India Today
The arrangements were finalised after Chief Minister and AINRC leader N Rangasamy held talks with Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at a private hotel in Puducherry.
The BJP on Saturday released a list of nine candidates for the April 9 Assembly polls in Puducherry. This came after the ruling AINRC and the BJP-AIADMK combine on Friday reached an agreement for the Assembly polls in the Union territory. While the AINRC will contest 16 seats, the BJP-AIADMK combine will contest the remaining 14 seats.
The saffron party has fielded PML Kalyanasundaram from Kalapet and G N S Rajasekaran from Thirunallar. A Namassivayam will contest from Mannadipet. VP Ramalingame will enter the fray from Rajbhavan while A Johnkumar will contest from Mudaliarpet.
Embalam R Selvam will enter the fray from Manavely, TKSM Meenatchisundaram from Neravy TR Pattinam, and A Dineshan from Mahe.
E Theeppainthan will seek election from Oussudu, a Scheduled Caste reserved seat.
The arrangements were finalised after Chief Minister and AINRC leader N Rangasamy held talks with Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at a private hotel in Puducherry.
The BJP, from its kitty, has allocated two seats each to the AIADMK and the Lakshia Jananayaga Katchi (LJK), AINRC sources said.
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