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. It contested the 2011 elections by allying with AIADMK and won the majority.[3] Since 2014, it is part of the National Democratic Alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[4] The NDA alliance won the majority in the 2021 elections and is currently the ruling party of the union territory.[5]
The party's official website states expansion of "N.R." in the party's nயம்}}' (Namatu rājjiyam, lit. 'our rule').[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.
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.[6] 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.[7] Therefore, Congress, along with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam which won two seats, forms government.
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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.[8]
| Year | 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 / 543 |
 1
|
0.04% | 
|
255,826 | Government |
| 2019 | 17th | 1 | 0 / 543 |
 1
|
0.04% |
|
247,956 | Lost |
| Year | Assembly | Party leader | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | N. Rangasamy | 17 | 15 / 30 |
15
|
31.75% |
|
221,552 | Government |
| 2016 | 14th | 30 | 8 / 30 |
7
|
28.12% | 3.63%
|
225,082 | Opposition | |
| 2021 | 15th | 16 | 10 / 30 |
2
|
25.85% | 2.27%
|
216,249 | Minority Government |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term in office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | 
|
N. Rangaswamy (1950–) |
7 February 2011 | Incumbent | 14 years, 205 days |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term in office | Assembly (Election) |
Constituency | Ministry | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 |
|
N. Rangaswamy (1950–) |
16 May 2011 | 5 June 2016 | 9 years, 136 days | 13th (2011) |
Kadirkamam | Rangasamy III |
| 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 15th (2021) |
Thattanchavady | Rangasamy IV | ||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term in office | Assembly (Election) |
Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | 
|
V. Sabapathy (1944–) |
29 June 2011 | 21 May 2016 | 4 years, 327 days | 13th (2011) |
Ariankuppam |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term in office | Assembly (Election) |
Constituency | Speaker | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | 
|
T. P. R. Selvame (1971–) |
3 November 2011 | 21 May 2016 | 4 years, 200 days | 13th (2011) |
Mannadipet | V. Sabapathy | |
| 2 |
|
P. Rajavelu (1961–) |
26 August 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 5 days | 15th (2021) |
Nettapakkam | Embalam R. Selvam | |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term in office | Assembly (Election) |
Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |
|
N. Rangaswamy (1950–) |
24 August 2016 | 22 February 2021 | 4 years, 182 days | 14th (2016) |
Indira Nagar |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term in office | Assembly (Election) |
Constituency | Leader of the Opposition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 |
|
P. R. N. Thirumurugan (1972–) |
24 August 2016 | 22 February 2021 | 4 years, 182 days | 14th (2016) |
Karaikal North | N. Rangasamy |
