The legislators who have resigned over the last few weeks include A Namassivayam and E Theeppainthan, who quit on 25 January, and have now joined the BJP. The former legislator was important in consolidating the party’s base in Puducherry. In 2016, he was been widely tipped to be the chief ministerial candidate but the post went to Narayanasamy.
Malladi Krishna Rao and John Kumar, too, resigned. MLA N Dhanavelou was disqualified for alleged anti-party activities last year.
It is the resignation of Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao that came as a surprise as he had accompanied Chief Minister Narayanasamy to Delhi to request the removal of Kiran Bedi as Lieutenant Governor.
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The principal Opposition party – the All India NR Congress – has seven and its allies, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has 4, while 3 nominated legislators belong to the BJP. The BJP and the AIADMK have asked the ruling front to prove…
