Who is governor of pondicherry

Tamilisai Soundararajan was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, besides her existing charge as Telangana Governor. CM V Narayanasamy was also present at the ceremony. Kiran Bedi was recently removed as the Lt Governor of Puducherry. Removal of Bedi came ahead of Puducherry Assembly polls. The strength of both the ruling and opposition camps stand at 14 in the member house, including three nominated legislators of the BJP.

The assembly has five vacancies. Congress' own strength is ten, including the Speaker, while its ally DMK has three members. An independent also supports the government. Rangasamy alone took oath on Friday. This comes after the saffron party won six of the nine seats it contested while the NR Congress led by former CM Rangaswamy bagged 10 seats pushing their alliance to 16 seats which is the number required for a simple majority.

The DMK has won three seats and is leading on one seat, while Congress has won two seats. However, functioning of essential services was permitted till 2 pm to facilitate the availability of vegetables, groceries and other requirements.

There was very poor turn out of passengers in intra state buses. Students of Classes 10 and 11 in Puducherry and Karaikal regions adopting Tamilnadu pattern of curriculum would be granted 'all pass' as per guidelines of Tamil Nadu State Board of Education. Of the 30 Assembly seats, five are reserved for the Scheduled Caste candidates. The counting of votes will be held on May 2, the commission said.

Narayanasamy, who led the Congress government, resigned on Monday ahead of the confidence vote after his ministry was reduced to a minority following a spate of resignations of his party MLAs and a DMK legislator in recent days. With the latest setback, the Congress's political footprint in India has shrunk even further with the grand old party now in power on its own mettle in just three states: Punjab, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Modi's visit comes at a time when the ruling Congress has lost its majority in the territorial assembly following resignations of two ministers and two MLAs and has been asked to prove its majority by Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan in the House on February A day after the Congress government lost its majority with the resignation of one more MLA, the delegation of all 14 legislators belonging to the opposition in the territorial assembly, led by N Rangasamy, presented a joint memorandum to the officer on special duty, G Theva Needhi Das at Raj Nivas.

Bedi said she could say with a deep sense of satisfaction that during her tenure 'Team Raj Nivas diligently worked to serve larger public interest'.

The statement from President Kovind's office said that Telangana Governor was directed to discharge functions of the Lt Governor of Puducherry, in addition to her own duties, until new appointment is made. Ministers and legislators of the ruling Congress and leaders and workers of the parties affiliated to the SDA except the DMK participated in the stir which began on Friday.

The Lieutenant Governor said she had received complaints of allegations under RTI about the construction of the Seichem Cricket Stadium in Thuthipet village in violation of law. Drones were deployed to warn people against breaching restrictions and more booked for the violations on the second day of the three-week coronavirus lockdown on Thursday.

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Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Tuesday visited a government school here and partook food served as part of the noon meals scheme to the students. The Congress government in Puducherry will face a test of strength on Monday, Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said today, citing the opposition's stand that the ruling party no longer enjoyed a majority.

Kiran Bedi's sacking as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry last evening, with the state government on the brink, surprised many but top sources say the decision was not as abrupt as it seems. Kiran Bedi thanked the government for a "life time experience" as the Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry, after she was removed from the top post last night amid a crisis in the ruling Congress government in the union territory.

The Congress government has slipped into a minority after four Congress leaders resigned from the Assembly since last mont The order, which comes as the ruling Congress navigates a crisis of numbers, has been widely seen as a political move by the BJP to Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Tuesday accused Lt Governor Kiran Bedi of "being responsible" for the recent imposition of prohibitory order in and around the Raj Nivas and demanded its revocation, saying it was causing hardship to the public.

In a veiled attack on Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi, Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Friday said the new year eve celebrations in the union territory went off peacefully despite attempts by some sections to stall them.

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Wednesday hit out at Lt Governor Kiran Bedi for rejecting the government proposal to scrap special excise duty on liquor, saying it was proof of her "misuse of powers.