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Puducherry govt in political crisis following resignations of legislators

<span style="color: #222222;">In the Union Territory of Puducherry, the ruling Congress alliance government led by Chief Minister Narayanasamy, has  plunged into a political crisis following resignations of the legislators. Two more MLAs of the ruling alliance resigned today ahead of the floor test in legislative assembly tomorrow bringing down its strength to 12 in the 33-member house. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">While Chief Minister Narayanasamy will face the floor test tomorrow, 2 more MLAs from the ruling party resigned from their post today. K Lakshminarayanan, elected from the Raj Bhavan constituency, tendered his resignation to Assembly Speaker Sivakolundhu at his residence. Further the Congress alliance partner DMK MLA K Venkatesan also resigned from his post and submitted the resignation letter to the speaker. This has brought down the Congress party's strength to 9, including the speaker, while its ally DMK has 2 members and 1 independant member in the legislative assembly and the opposition has 14 MLAs in the 33-member house .</span><br />

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