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India News: PUDUCHERRY: The AINRC-led NDA looked all set to capture power in Puducherry by winning 13 assembly seats and leading in two when the results for 22 ou.

Defectors turn game changers in Puducherry Updated: Updated: May 02, 2021 17:59 IST Among the clutch of leaders who quit the Congress were A. Namassivayam, former Minister and second-in-command in the Narayanasamy Cabinet, and A. John Kumar, with a reputation of massive victory margins, who joined the BJP. Share Article AAA BJP candidate A Namasivayam receives victory certificate in Mannadipattu constituency in Puducherry on May 2, 2021.   | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Among the clutch of leaders who quit the Congress were A. Namassivayam, former Minister and second-in-command in the Narayana...

Leading front comprises the AINRC, AIADMK, and BJP.

The Congress suffered its worst ever defeat by winning only two of the 15 seats it contested in the polls.

The NR Congress on Sunday won eight seats in Puducherry and its ally BJP secured four while the Congress-led Secular Democratic Alliance (SDA) emerged victorious in three constituencies as the counting continued for the votes polled in the April 6 elections. As the results for 14 out of 30 assembly seats were declared, the AINRC bagged eight, BJP three, DMK one and Congress two, the Election Commission said. A Namassivayam ofBJP emerged victorious from Mannadipet constituency after defeating his DMK rival A Krishnan. Namassivayam, who shifted his allegiance to the saffron party in January...