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BJP releases first list of 9 candidates for Puducherry polls; alliance with AINRC finalised, voting on April 9 for all 30 Assembly seats.

BJP releases first list of candidates for Puducherry polls

March 21, 2026, 04:48 PM - 2 min read

The announcement comes a day after the ruling All India N.R. Congress (AINRC) finalised a seat-sharing agreement with the BJP and its allies for the Union Territory elections. As per the arrangement, the AINRC will contest 16 of the 30 seats, while the BJP will field candidates in the remaining 14 constituencies.

Indian National Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam begin fresh seat-sharing talks ahead of Puducherry Assembly elections.

Tussle over seat sharing in Cong–DMK alliance in Puducherry

March 10, 2026, 08:10 PM - 4 min read

“The DMK used to lead the seat-sharing talks in Tamil Nadu,, and the Congress used to do so in Puducherry. The same formula should continue this time to be fair,” he said.

A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a gathering.

PM Modi to inaugurate ₹7,100-crore projects in TN, Puducherry

February 27, 2026, 08:09 PM - 2 min read

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on March 1 to inaugurate and lay foundation stones of development projects worth over Rs 7,100 crore, spanning roads, rail, education, healthcare, and industrial infrastructure.

SIR to begin in Puducherry from Nov 4

October 29, 2025, 12:32 PM - 3 min read

Plans are in place to carry out SIR in all four regions of the union territory — Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam — Chief Electoral Officer, Puducherry P Jawahar has said.

Lieutenant Governor addresses Puducherry Assembly session.

Puducherry Assembly begins first ever paperless session

March 10, 2025, 02:10 PM - 4 min read

The Puducherry Legislative Assembly marked a significant milestone on Monday as it commenced its first-ever paperless session. The session began with an address by Lieutenant Governor K Kailashnathan, setting the stage for a new era of digital governance in the Union Territory.

The hand of a person inked after casting vote.

Puducherry LS polls: 89-year-old turns up at booth with wife to cast vote

April 19, 2024, 06:33 PM - 2 min read

Voters turned up before the commencement of the polls at most of the booths, official sources said.

Lone Lok Sabha seat to go for Polls in the First Phase.

Full statehood at the heart as Puducherry to go for polls tomorrow

April 18, 2024, 08:18 PM - 2 min read

The political atmosphere in Puducherry is charged as the Union Territory prepares for the Lok Sabha elections set for tomorrow. This first phase of the seven-phased national elections brings to the forefront a prolonged debate over the full statehood for Puducherry, a key electoral issue contested fiercely by both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress.