Puducherry Mla Resigns

Former Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, whose government collapsed on Monday after a series of resignations, today claimed proof that MLAs "were threatened" and forced to quit the Congress. He also denied that the exits were linked to any resentment in the ranks because of him.

The DMK on Monday suspended its Puducherry functionary K Venkatesan, who resigned as MLA, for ''violating'' party discipline.

The Congress government in Puducherry collapsed today after losing its majority and Chief Minister V Narayanasamy resigned. After two exits on Sunday, the government's numbers had dropped to 12 MLAs in the house where the majority mark is 14. After a series of resignations from the Congress, Mr Narayanasamy was asked to face a trust vote last Thurs...

The Congress-led government in Puducherry lost the confidence vote sought by Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, in the face of its depleted strength of 11 against the opposition's 14 following resignation of ruling dispensation MLAs, including a DMK legislator.

Two more MLAs - one from the Congress and the other from its partner DMK - have resigned in Puducherry a day before a test of strength after the ruling party no longer has a majority. Four-time Congress MLA Lakshminarayanan while putting in his papers said he is upset over not getting "recognition" in the party. He said he will leave the party too....

Months before an election, the Congress government has lost its thin majority in Puducherry with four MLAs resigning, two in the past two days.

Former Puducherry Congress president A Namassivayam and another party leader E Theeppainthan, who recently resigned as MLA from the assembly, joined the BJP on Thursday, in a boost to the saffron party in the poll-bound union territory.

Former Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, whose government collapsed on Monday after a series of resignations, today claimed proof that MLAs "were threatened" and forced to quit the Congress. He also denied that the exits were linked to any resentment in the ranks because of him.

The DMK on Monday suspended its Puducherry functionary K Venkatesan, who resigned as MLA, for ''violating'' party discipline.

The Congress government in Puducherry collapsed today after losing its majority and Chief Minister V Narayanasamy resigned. After two exits on Sunday, the government's numbers had dropped to 12 MLAs in the house where the majority mark is 14. After a series of resignations from the Congress, Mr Narayanasamy was asked to face a trust vote last Thurs...

The Congress-led government in Puducherry lost the confidence vote sought by Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, in the face of its depleted strength of 11 against the opposition's 14 following resignation of ruling dispensation MLAs, including a DMK legislator.

Two more MLAs - one from the Congress and the other from its partner DMK - have resigned in Puducherry a day before a test of strength after the ruling party no longer has a majority. Four-time Congress MLA Lakshminarayanan while putting in his papers said he is upset over not getting "recognition" in the party. He said he will leave the party too....

Months before an election, the Congress government has lost its thin majority in Puducherry with four MLAs resigning, two in the past two days.

Former Puducherry Congress president A Namassivayam and another party leader E Theeppainthan, who recently resigned as MLA from the assembly, joined the BJP on Thursday, in a boost to the saffron party in the poll-bound union territory.