Ahead of Rahul Gandhi's Visit, Trouble Brews for Congress in Puducherry as MLA Resigns Kumar, a close confidant of Puducherry chief minister V. Narayanasamy, is the fourth Congress lawmaker to quit the party recently. MLA A. John Kumar. Photo: Twitter/@ANI Politics16/Feb/2021 Puducherry: One more ruling Congress legislator A. John Kumar, a close confidant of Puducherry chief minister V. Narayanasamy, resigned his MLA post on Tuesday, in yet another jolt to the ruling Congress dispensation ahead of the assembly polls due in few months. Kumar, who was elected from the Kamaraj Nagar constituency in 2019 bypoll, is the fourth Congress lawmaker to quit the party ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Puducherry on Wednesday to kick-start the Congress poll campaign.