<span style="color: #222222;">In the Union Territory of Puducherry the All India N R Congress has declared party chief N Rangasamy as the party's chief ministerial candidate. A resolution to this effect was adopted at an emergency executive committee meeting of the party.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It may be noted that there was no official announcement on Chief Ministerial candidate even when the alliance  and number of seats of each parties were finalised. BJP in charge of Puducherry Nirmal Kumar Surana  answering a question at a press conference said that the legislature party will decide the chief ministerial candidate.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">And now Surana refused to comment on the N R Congress announcing  Rangasamy as the chief ministerial candidate. He said that the alliance was forged and Rangasamy is an experienced man, a former chief minister  and in his experience, we are fighting the elections accepting his leadership,he said. He denied  that there is any problem in finalizing the seats with the AIADMK also. He clarified that PMK is still in their alliance and talks are on with them.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">But PMK already declared that they will contest 12 constituencies in Puducherry and 3 in Karaikal Independently.</span>