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{{Short description|Political party in Puducherry, India}}
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{{Infobox Indian political party
|party_name = All India N. R. Congress
|abbreviation = AINRC
|logo =
|colorcode = {{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}
|president = [[N. Rangaswamy]]
|general_secretary = N. S. Jayabal
|rajyasabha_leader =
|foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2011|02|07}}
|founder = [[N. Rangaswamy]]
|split = [[Indian National Congress]]
|headquarters = 65/6, [[East Coast Road|E.C.R. Salai]], Pakkamudayanpet, [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]] – 605008, [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[India]].
|eci = [[List of political parties in India#State parties|State Party]]
|alliance = *[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] (2014–2016) (2019–present)
* [[AIADMK led Alliance|AIADMK+]] (2011–2014, 2021–2023 and 2025–present)
|loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|543|hex={{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}}}
|rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|245|hex={{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}}}
|state_seats_name = [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
|state_seats = {{Composition bar|12|33|hex={{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}}}
|no_states = {{Composition bar|1|31|hex={{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}}}
|students = G. Sivakumar
|women = B. Jayalakshmi
|labour = S. Ramesh
|peasants = V. Sabapathy (Kothandaraman)
|symbol = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Jug.svg|120px|Jug]]
|flag = All India N.R. Congress.png
|website = {{URL|http://allindianrcongress.com}}
}}

The '''All India N. R. Congress''' (abbr. '''AINRC''')<ref name="fullform" >{{cite web |url =https://fullforms.com/AINRC|title=What does AINRC mean?|access-date =21 September 2020}}</ref> is a regional [[List of political parties in India|political party]] formed by the [[List of Chief Ministers of Puducherry|Chief Minister of Puducherry]], [[N. Rangaswamy]] in the [[India]]n [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/assembly-polls/aiadmk-reaches-poll-pact-with-all-india-n-r-congress-94407|title=ADMK reaches poll pact|access-date=14 May 2016|work=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> He announced the party formation on 7 February 2011 in the party's head office in [[Puducherry (city)|Pondicherry]] as a breakaway from the [[Indian National Congress]]. It contested the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 elections]] by allying with [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] and won the majority.<ref>{{Cite news|editor=ITGB Bureau|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2011/puducherry/story/puducherry-poll-results-133717-2011-05-13|date=13 May 2011|title=AINRC-AIADMK alliance ousts Cong-DMK in Puducherry|access-date=19 October 2024|work=[[India Today]]}}</ref> Since 2014, it is part of the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] led by the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref>{{Cite news|editor=Debjani Dutta|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2014/Mar/13/rangasamy-in-nda-names-ex-speaker-as-ls-candidate-585591.html|date=13 March 2014|title=Rangasamy in NDA, Names Ex-Speaker as LS Candidate|access-date=19 October 2024|work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> The NDA alliance won the majority in the [[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021 elections]] and is currently the ruling party of the union territory.<ref>{{Cite news|editor=India Today Web Desk|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/puducherry-assembly-polls-2021/story/puducherry-election-results-2021-full-list-of-winners-1798043-2021-05-02|date=3 May 2021|title=Puducherry Election Results 2021: NDA wins in Pondy by bagging 16 seats, here's the list of winners|access-date=19 October 2024|work=[[India Today]]}}</ref>

The party's official website states expansion of "N. R." in the party's name as '{{lang|ta|நமது ராஜ்ஜியம்}}' ({{transliteration|ta|ISO|Namatu rājjiyam}}, {{literal translation|our rule}}).<ref name="fullform" /> 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 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|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 (politician, born 1971)|R. Radhakrishnan]], former Speaker of Puducherry Assembly, would be the AINRC candidate for the [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry constituency]] for [[2014 Indian general election|2014 Lok Sabha Election]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/ainrc-names-candidate-for-puducherry-constituency/article5777429.ece|title=AINRC names candidate|access-date=14 May 2016|work=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> Radhakrishnan won the lone [[Lok Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha|seat]] from Puducherry.

==2016 Assembly elections==
AINRC won eight seats in the [[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election]] while [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] emerged as the single largest party with 15 seats.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Upadhyaya|first=Prakash|date=2016-05-19|title=Pondicherry (Puducherry) Assembly elections 2016 result: Congress emerges single largest party|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/puducherry-assembly-elections-2016-result-live-updates-679282|access-date=2021-12-13|website=IB Times|language=en}}</ref> Therefore, Congress, along with [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] which won two seats, formed the government.

== 2019 Lok Sabha election==
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==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 [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] to form a government in the Union Territory for the first time.<ref>{{cite news |title=NDA shifts focus to government formation in Puducherry |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/puducherry-assembly/nda-shifts-focus-to-government-formation-in-puducherry/article34470475.ece |work=The Hindu |date=3 May 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==2024 Lok Sabha election==
Chief Minister [[N. Rangaswamy|N Rangaswamy]] announced that AINRC would not field its candidate and support the BJP candidate.<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-will-contest-lone-puducherry-lok-sabha-seat-says-rangasamy-101709492405204.html</ref>

==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Lok Sabha]] Elections
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Year
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Lok Sabha
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Party leader
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Seats contested
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Seats won
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Change in seats
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Percentage of votes
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Vote swing
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Popular vote
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Outcome
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|[[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
|rowspan=3|[[N. Rangasamy]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|543|{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.04%
|{{steady}}
|255,826
|{{won|Government}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[17th Lok Sabha|17th]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|543|{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.04%
|{{Steady}}
|247,956
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}

===State legislative assembly elections===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]] Elections<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/|title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref>
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Year
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Assembly
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Party leader
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Seats contested
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Seats won
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Change in seats
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Percentage of votes
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Vote swing
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Popular vote
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Outcome
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|13th
|rowspan=4|[[N. Rangasamy]]
|17
|{{Composition bar compact|15|30|{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}}}
|{{increase}} 15
|31.75%
|{{steady}}
|221,552
|{{won|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|[[14th Puducherry Assembly|14th]]
|30
|{{Composition bar compact|8|30|{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}}}
|{{decrease}} 7
|28.12%
|{{decrease}} 3.63%
|225,082
|style="background:#FFA07A;"|Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[15th Puducherry Assembly|15th]]
|16
|{{Composition bar compact|10|30|{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|25.85%
|{{decrease}} 2.27%
|216,249
|{{won|Coalition Government}}
|}

==List of party leaders==
===Presidents===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|No.
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Portrait
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
!colspan=3 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Term in office
|-
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Assumed office
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Left office
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Time in office
|-
!1
|[[File:N._Rangaswami.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[N. Rangaswamy]]''' (1950–)
|7 February 2011
|''Incumbent''
|{{age in years and days|2011|02|07}}
|}

==Legislative leaders==
===List of chief ministers===
====Chief ministers of Puducherry====
{{further|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|No.
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Portrait
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
!colspan=3 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Term in office
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|{{black|Assembly}}]] {{small|([[Elections in Puducherry|{{black|Election}}]])}}
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Constituency
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Ministry
|-
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Assumed office
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Left office
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Time in office
|-
!rowspan=2|1
|rowspan=2|[[File:N_Rangaswamy.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[N. Rangaswamy]]''' (1950–)
|16 May 2011
|5 June 2016
|rowspan=2|{{age in years and days|2016|04|17}}
|13th {{small|([[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]])}}
|[[Kadirkamam Assembly constituency|Kadirkamam]]
|Rangasamy III
|-
|7 May 2021
|''Incumbent''
|[[15th Puducherry Assembly|15th]] {{small|([[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]])}}
|[[Thattanchavady Assembly constituency|Thattanchavady]]
|[[Fourth Rangaswamy ministry|Rangasamy IV]]
|}

===List of speakers===
====Speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly====
{{further|List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly}}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|No.
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Portrait
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
!colspan=3 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Term in office
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|{{black|Assembly}}]] {{small|([[Elections in Puducherry|{{black|Election}}]])}}
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Constituency
|-
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Assumed office
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Left office
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Time in office
|-
!1
|[[File:Blank.svg|100px]]
|'''V. Sabapathy''' (1944–)
|29 June 2011
|21 May 2016
|4 years, 327 days
|13th {{small|([[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]])}}
|[[Ariankuppam Assembly constituency|Ariankuppam]]
|}

===List of deputy speakers===
====Deputy speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly====
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|No.
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Portrait
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
!colspan=3 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Term in office
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|{{black|Assembly}}]] {{small|([[Elections in Puducherry|{{black|Election}}]])}}
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Constituency
!rowspan=2 colspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|[[List of speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Speaker}}]]
|-
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Assumed office
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Left office
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Time in office
|-
!1
|[[File:TPR SELVAM.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[T. P. R. Selvame]]''' (1971–)
|3 November 2011
|21 May 2016
|4 years, 200 days
|13th {{small|([[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]])}}
|[[Mannadipet Assembly constituency|Mannadipet]]
|V. Sabapathy
|style="background:{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}};"|
|-
!2
|[[File:Blank.svg|100px]]
|'''[[P. Rajavelu]]''' (1961–)
|26 August 2021
|''Incumbent''
|{{age in years and days|2021|08|26}}
|[[15th Puducherry Assembly|15th]] {{small|([[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]])}}
|[[Nettapakkam Assembly constituency|Nettapakkam]]
|[[Embalam R. Selvam]]
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};"|
|}

===List of leaders of the opposition===
====Leaders of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly====
{{further|List of leaders of the opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly}}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|No.
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Portrait
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
!colspan=3 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Term in office
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|{{black|Assembly}}]] {{small|([[Elections in Puducherry|{{black|Election}}]])}}
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Constituency
|-
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Assumed office
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Left office
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Time in office
|-
!1
|[[File:N_Rangaswamy.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[N. Rangaswamy]]''' (1950–)
|24 August 2016
|22 February 2021
|4 years, 182 days
|[[14th Puducherry Assembly|14th]] {{small|([[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]])}}
|[[Indira Nagar Assembly constituency|Indira Nagar]]
|}

===List of deputy leaders of the opposition===
====Deputy leaders of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly====
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|No.
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Portrait
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
!colspan=3 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Term in office
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|{{black|Assembly}}]] {{small|([[Elections in Puducherry|{{black|Election}}]])}}
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Constituency
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|[[List of leaders of the opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly|{{black|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Assumed office
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Left office
!style="background-color:#9FE2BF;color:black"|Time in office
|-
!1
|[[File:Blank.svg|100px]]
|'''[[P. R. N. Thirumurugan]]''' (1972–)
|24 August 2016
|22 February 2021
|4 years, 182 days
|[[14th Puducherry Assembly|14th]] {{small|([[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]])}}
|[[Karaikal North Assembly constituency|Karaikal North]]
|[[N. Rangasamy]]
|}

==See also==
* [[List of political parties in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Indian political parties}}
{{National Democratic Alliance|state=collapsed}}

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