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All India N.R. Congress

Political party in Puducherry, India

Field	Value
party_name	All India N.R. Congress
abbreviation	AINRC
colorcode
president	N. Rangaswamy
general_secretary	N. S. Jayabal
foundation
founder	N. Rangaswamy
split	Indian National Congress
headquarters	65/6, E.C.R. Salai, Pakkamudayanpet, Pondicherry – 605008, Puducherry, India.
eci	State Party
alliance	*NDA
(2014-2016)
(2019-present)
loksabha_seats
rajyasabha_seats
state_seats_name	Puducherry Legislative Assembly
state_seats
no_states
students	AINRC Student Wing
women	AINRC Women's Wing
labour	AINRC Labour Wing
peasants	AINRC Peasant's Wing
symbol	[[File:Indian Election Symbol Jug.svg	120px	Jug]]
flag	All India N.R. Congress.png
website

(2014-2016) (2019-present)

AIADMK+ (2011-2014, 2021-2023 and 2025-present) 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. It contested the 2011 elections by allying with AIADMK and won the majority. Since 2014, it is part of the National Democratic Alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The NDA alliance won the majority in the 2021 elections and is currently the ruling party of the union territory.

The party's official website states expansion of "N.R." in the party's name as 'நமது ராஜ்ஜியம்' (ta, ). 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.

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.

2019 Lok Sabha election

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.

2024 Lok Sabha election

Chief Minister N Rangaswamy announced that AINRC would not field its candidate and support the BJP candidate.

Electoral performance

Indian general elections

Year	Lok Sabha	Party leader	Seats contested	Seats won	Change in seats	Percentage of votes	Vote swing	Popular vote	Outcome
2014	16th	N. Rangasamy	1		1	0.04%		255,826
2019	17th	1		1	0.04%		247,956

State legislative assembly elections

Year	Assembly	Party leader	Seats contested	Seats won	Change in seats	Percentage of votes	Vote swing	Popular vote
2011	13th	N. Rangasamy	17		15	31.75%		221,552
2016	14th	30		7	28.12%	3.63%	225,082	Opposition
2021	15th	16		2	25.85%	2.27%	216,249

List of party leaders

Presidents

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term in office	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office	1
[[File:N._Rangaswami.jpg	100px]]	N. Rangaswamy
(1950–)	7 February 2011	Incumbent

Legislative leaders

List of chief ministers

Chief ministers of Puducherry

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term in office	[](puducherry-legislative-assembly)
([](elections-in-puducherry))	Constituency	Ministry	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office	1
[[File:N_Rangaswamy.jpg	100px]]	N. Rangaswamy
(1950–)	16 May 2011	5 June 2016		13th
(2011)	Kadirkamam	Rangasamy III
7 May 2021	Incumbent	15th
(2021)	Thattanchavady	Rangasamy IV

List of speakers

Speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term in office	[](puducherry-legislative-assembly)
([](elections-in-puducherry))	Constituency	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office	1
[[File:Blank.svg	100px]]	V. Sabapathy
(1944–)	29 June 2011	21 May 2016	4 years, 327 days	13th
(2011)	Ariankuppam

List of deputy speakers

Deputy speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term in office	[](puducherry-legislative-assembly)
([](elections-in-puducherry))	Constituency	[](list-of-speakers-of-the-tamil-nadu-legislative-assembly)	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office	1	2
[[File:TPR SELVAM.jpg	100px]]	T. P. R. Selvame
(1971–)	3 November 2011	21 May 2016	4 years, 200 days	13th
(2011)	Mannadipet	V. Sabapathy	All India N.R. Congress}};"
[[File:Blank.svg	100px]]	P. Rajavelu
(1961–)	26 August 2021	Incumbent		15th
(2021)	Nettapakkam	Embalam R. Selvam	Bharatiya Janata Party}};"

List of leaders of the opposition

Leaders of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term in office	[](puducherry-legislative-assembly)
([](elections-in-puducherry))	Constituency	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office	1
[[File:N_Rangaswamy.jpg	100px]]	N. Rangaswamy
(1950–)	24 August 2016	22 February 2021	4 years, 182 days	14th
(2016)	Indira Nagar

List of deputy leaders of the opposition

Deputy leaders of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term in office	[](puducherry-legislative-assembly)
([](elections-in-puducherry))	Constituency	[](list-of-leaders-of-the-opposition-in-the-puducherry-legislative-assembly)	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office	1
[[File:Blank.svg	100px]]	P. R. N. Thirumurugan
(1972–)	24 August 2016	22 February 2021	4 years, 182 days	14th
(2016)	Karaikal North	N. Rangasamy

References

"What does AINRC mean?".
"ADMK reaches poll pact". [[NDTV]].
(13 May 2011). "AINRC-AIADMK alliance ousts Cong-DMK in Puducherry". [[India Today]].
(13 March 2014). "Rangasamy in NDA, Names Ex-Speaker as LS Candidate". [[The New Indian Express]].
(3 May 2021). "Puducherry Election Results 2021: NDA wins in Pondy by bagging 16 seats, here's the list of winners". [[India Today]].
"AINRC names candidate". [[NDTV]].
Upadhyaya, Prakash. (2016-05-19). "Pondicherry (Puducherry) Assembly elections 2016 result: Congress emerges single largest party".
(3 May 2021). "NDA shifts focus to government formation in Puducherry". The Hindu.
"Puducherry Assembly Election Results". [[Election Commission of India]].

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