V.NARAYANASWAMY TO BE PUUCHERRY’S CHIEF MINISTER

The grand old party today in a legislature party meeting decided to name Congress leader V Narayanaswamy as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.The decision came after the state party leaders consulted the party high command in Delhi on the choice of chief minister.

Senior Congress leader and former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit and party general secretary Mukul Wasnik attended the meeting as AICC observers.The opposition parties earlier alleged that infighting in the Congress party is delaying the formation of the government in the state.

Former chief minister V Vaithialingam denied any rift in the party on the issue of Chief Minister. He justified the delay saying that Congress being a national party, has to consult central leadership before reaching at a decision.

Prof. John Kurakar