BJP names one more candidate for April 9 Puducherry polls

NEW DELHI: (Mar 22) The BJP on Sunday named one more candidate for the April 9 Assembly polls in Puducherry, fielding M Arulmurugan from Karaikal South.

On Saturday, the BJP had released a list of nine candidates for the polls, fielding Home Minister A Namassivayam for re-election from Mannadipet and outgoing Speaker Embalam R Selvam from Manavely.

The ruling AINRC and the BJP-AIADMK combine on Friday reached an agreement for the Assembly polls in the Union territory, where the AINRC will contest 16 seats, and the BJP the remaining 14.