| Party Name: | All India N.R. Congress |
| Abbreviation: | AINRC |
| President: | N. Rangasamy |
| Founder: | N. Rangasamy |
| Split: | Indian National Congress |
| Headquarters: | 65/6, E.C.R. Salai, Pakkamudayanpet, Puducherry – 605008, Puducherry, India. |
| Eci: | State Party |
| Alliance: | NDA |
| State Seats Name: | Puducherry Legislative Assembly |
| Students: | AINRC Student Wing |
| Women: | AINRC Women's Wing |
| Labour: | AINRC Labour Wing |
| Peasants: | AINRC Peasant's Wing |
| Flag: | All India N.R. Congress.png |
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. Currently it is part of the National Democratic Alliance led by the BJP currently the ruling party of India.
The official website states expansion of "N.R." in the party's name as Namathu Rajiyam (meaning our kingdom).[1] These letters are also the initials of the party founder N. Rangasamy. The party's official motto is Simplicity, Fairness and Transparency.
In the 2011 assembly election, the AINRC is allied with J. Jayalalithaa's All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). Rangasamy formed the government by winning 15 seats in the election without consulting the AIADMK and refusing to share power with the pre-election alliance partner. So Jayalalithaa accused Rangasamy of betraying the coalition. On 18 May 2015, it was announced that Congress MLA Malladi Krishna Rao is likely to quit the party and formalise his association with the AINRC, taking the strength of the serving party to 15.[3]
Chief Minister N Rangaswamy announced that R. Radhakrishnan, former Speaker of Puducherry Assembly, would be the AINRC candidate for the Puducherry constituency for 2014 Lok Sabha Election.[4] Radhakrishnan won the lone Lok Sabha seat from Puducherry.
AINRC won eight seats in the 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election while Congress has emerged as the single largest party with 15 seats.[5] Therefore, Congress, along with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam which won two seats, forms government.
AINRC along with BJP won a clear majority of seats in the 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election which paved way for the NDA to form a government in the Union Territory for the first time.[6]
| Lok Sabha | Party leader | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16th | N. Rangasamy | 1 | 1 | 0.04% | 255,826 | |||
| 2019 | 17th | 1 | 1 | 0.04% | 247,956 |
| Assembly | Party leader | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | N. Rangasamy | 17 | 15 | 31.75% | 221,552 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 30 | 7 | 28.12% | 3.63% | 225,082 | Opposition | ||
| 2021 | 15th | 16 | 2 | 25.85% | 2.27% | 216,249 | |||
| 2026 | 16th | TBD | |||||||
See also: List of chief ministers of Puducherry.
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term in office | Constituency | Ministry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | N. Rangasamy (1950–) | 16 May 2011 | 5 June 2016 | 13th | Kadirkamam | Rangasamy III | ||
| 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 15th | Thattanchavady | Rangasamy IV |
See also: List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term in office | Constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
| 1 | T. P. R. Selvame (1971–) | 3 November 2011 | 21 May 2016 | 4 years, 200 days | 13th | Mannadipet | V. Sabapathy | |||
| 2 | P. Rajavelu (1961–) | 26 August 2021 | Incumbent | 15th | Nettapakkam | Embalam R. Selvam |
See also: List of leaders of the opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.