AINRC, BJP finalise seat sharing for Puducherry Assembly polls

The ruling AINRC and BJP-AIADMK combine on Friday reached an agreement for the Assembly polls in the union territory, where the AINRC will contest 16 seats.

Puducherry Chief Minister and AINRC leader N Rangasamy held talks with BJP leader and Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at a private hotel here. Accordingly, the BJP will contest the remaining 14 seats.

The BJP, from its kitty, has allocated two seats each for AIADMK and the Lakshia Jananayaga Katchi (LJK) out of the 14 seats as per the accord, AINRC sources said.