N Rangasamy sworn-in as Chief Minister of Puducherry

Key facts

• N Rangasamy, leader of the All India NR Congress (AINRC), took oath as the Chief Minister of Puducherry for a fifth term on May 13.
• Lieutenant Governor K Kailashnathan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Rangasamy at Lok Nivas.
• The AINRC-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured 18 seats in the 30-member Puducherry Legislative Assembly, consisting of 12 seats for AINRC, 4 for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 1 for the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), and 1 for the Lakshiya Jananayaga Katchi (LJK).
• A Namassivayam of the BJP took oath as a Cabinet minister in the Puducherry government.
• Rangasamy won the Thattanchavady constituency and is Puducherry's longest-serving Chief Minister, with previous tenures from 2001 to 2008 and 2011 to 2016.