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Cong-TMC
emerge single largest front in Pondicherry
Pondicherry,
May 13: The Congress-TMC combine emerged the single largest
alliance winning 13 seats, but fell short of a simple majority by
three as results for all 30 constituencies in the Pondicherry Assembly
were announced on Sunday.
Opposition DMK-led
alliance came a close second bagging12 seats, while the AIADMK-PMK
Front finished a poor third claiming only three.
The remaining
two seats were taken by independents.
The ruling Congress
won 11 seats while its ally TMC two.
In the DMK Front,
DMK emerged winner in seven seats, Congress in four and the BJP
in one.
BJP made its
maiden entry to the territorial Assembly with its candidate A M
Krishnamurthy winning from Reddiyarpalayam seat. (PTI)
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