Puducherry Assembly Elections 2026: Who is N Rangaswamy, set to return as CM for fifth time?
N Rangaswamy is set to return as Chief Minister of Puducherry for a fifth term after the National Democratic Alliance won the Assembly Elections. The AINRC won nine seats and is leading in two, while the BJP won two and is leading in two more.
The Puducherry Assembly Elections saw a record voter turnout of 89.87%. The National Democratic Alliance, comprising the All India NR Congress, AIADMK, BJP, and Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi, is set to return to power. N Rangaswamy, 75, retained his seat in Thattanchavady and is expected to serve a historic fifth term as Chief Minister. Rangaswamy's government has implemented welfare and development schemes, including pension schemes and cash assistance to women heads of households. He has also created jobs, filling 5,000 vacancies in five years and promising to create 1,000 more if re-elected. Rangaswamy first became Chief Minister in 2001 and has since served multiple terms, having quit the Congress party in 2011 to launch the NRC.
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