In the Puducherry Assembly election, the NDA emerged victorious, with the All India NR Congress becoming the single-largest party.

In the polls in Puducherry, AINRC won 25.85 percent of the vote share, while its ally BJP won 13.66 percent of the votes. Among the parties in the opposition camp, the DMK won 18.51 percent vote share while the Congress won 15.71 percent of the popular mandate, according to the figures released by the Election Commission (EC).  Among NDA parties, AINRC has won ten seats, while the BJP has won six seats. In the UPA camp, the DMK won six constituencies, while the Congress won in two places.

AIADMK suffered a set back as none of the five party candidates could emerge victorious in the assembly elections in Puducherry.

A Johnkumar and his son Richard Johnkumar, contested on BJP tickets in Puducherry. Both were elected to the legislative assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry on Sunday. Johnkumar had quit the Congress ahead of the April 6 assembly polls and joined the BJP. He was doubly rewarded with party tickets for him and his son Richard Johnkumar.

On Sunday, Congress said that it has “lost” elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry

and West Bengal but has not “lost its morale or resolve” to continue to be people’s voice in these tough times. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said that the party would deliberate on its failures and do course correction after internal deliberations.