All India N.R. Congress | |
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Abbreviation | AINRC |
President | N. Rangasamy |
Founder | N. Rangasamy |
Founded | 7 February 2011 |
Split from | Indian National Congress |
Headquarters | 65/6, E.C.R. Salai, Pakkamudayanpet, Puducherry – 605008, Puducherry, India. |
Student wing | AINRC Student Wing |
Women's wing | AINRC Women's Wing |
Labour wing | AINRC Labour Wing |
Peasant's wing | AINRC Peasant's Wing |
ECI Status | State Party |
Alliance | NDA |
Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543 |
Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
Seats in Puducherry Legislative Assembly | 10 / 33 |
Number of states and union territories in government | 1 / 31 |
Election symbol | |
Party flag | |
Website | |
allindianrcongress | |
The All India N.R. Congress (abbr. AINRC)[1] is a regional political party formed by the Chief Minister of Puducherry, N. Rangaswamy in the Indian union territory of Puducherry.[2] He announced the party formation on 7 February 2011 in the party's head office in Pondicherry as a breakaway from the Indian National Congress. It fought the 2011 elections by allying with AIADMK and won the majority.[3] Since 2014, it is part of the National Democratic Alliance led by the BJP.[4] NDA alliance won the majority in the 2021 elections and is currently the ruling party of the union territory.[5]
The official website states expansion of "N.R." in the party's name as 'நமது ராஜ்ஜியம்' (Namatu rājjiyam, lit. 'our rule').[1] These letters are also the initials of the party founder N. Rangasamy. The party's official motto is Simplicity, Fairness and Transparency.