All India N.R. Congress

The All India N.R. Congress (abbr. AINRC) is a regional political party formed by the Chief Minister of Puducherry, N. Rangaswamy in the Indian union territory of Puducherry. He announced the party formation on 7 February 2011 in the party's head office in Pondicherry as a breakaway from the Indian National Congress. Currently it is part of the National Democratic Alliance led by the BJP currently the ruling party of India.

The official website states expansion of "N.R." in the party's name as Namathu Rajiyam (meaning our kingdom). These letters are also the initials of the party founder N. Rangasamy. The party's official motto is Simplicity, Fairness and Transparency.

2011 Assembly elections

In the 2011 assembly election, the AINRC is allied with J. Jayalalithaa's All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). Rangasamy formed the government by winning 15 seats in the election without consulting the AIADMK and refusing to share power with the pre-election alliance partner. So Jayalalithaa accused Rangasamy of betraying the coalition. On 18 May 2015, it was announced that Congress MLA Malladi Krishna Rao is likely to quit the party and formalise his association with the AINRC, taking the strength of the serving party to 15.

2014 Lok Sabha election

Chief Minister N Rangaswamy announced that R. Radhakrishnan, former Speaker of Puducherry Assembly, would be the AINRC candidate for the Puducherry constituency for 2014 Lok Sabha Election. Radhakrishnan won the lone Lok Sabha seat from Puducherry.

2016 Assembly elections

AINRC won eight seats in the 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election while Congress has emerged as the single largest party with 15 seats. Therefore, Congress, along with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam which won two seats, forms government.

2021 Assembly elections

AINRC along with BJP won a clear majority of seats in the 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election which paved way for the NDA to form a government in the Union Territory for the first time.

Electoral performance

Indian general elections

State legislative assembly elections

List of party leaders

Presidents

Legislative leaders

List of chief ministers

Chief ministers of Puducherry

List of speakers

Speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

List of deputy speakers

Deputy speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

List of leaders of the opposition

Leaders of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

List of deputy leaders of the opposition

Deputy leaders of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

See also

• List of political parties in India

References

1. Trinamool Congress
2. All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)
3. All India Congress Committee
4. All India Hindustan Congress Party
5. Trinamool Student Congress
6. National Democratic Alliance
7. YSR Congress Party
8. N. Rangaswamy
9. List of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance members
10. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
11. 2026 elections in India
12. Indian National Congress
13. List of current Indian chief ministers
14. State legislative assemblies of India
15. 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election
16. Kerala Congress (B)
17. List of National Democratic Alliance candidates in the 2019 Indian general election
18. Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar
19. Third Front (India)
20. Puducherry Legislative Assembly