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Puducherry Assembly dissolved as NDA alliance seals decisive win ahead of fresh polls
Politics
Published on 7 May 2026
Assembly chief dissolved just days after votes
Puducherry’s 15th Legislative Assembly has been dissolved by Lieutenant Governor K Kailashnathan effective May 5, following May 4 election results. N Rangasamy’s AINRC-led NDA alliance won a decisive 18 seats in the 30-member House, setting the stage for fresh elections and a new government formation process in the Union Territory.
- Lt Guv K Kailashnathan dissolved Puducherry’s 15th Assembly effective May 5
- Election results announced May 4 delivered a decisive mandate
- AINRC led NDA won 18 of 30 seats
- New polls are expected as the term ends immediately
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