Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated N Rangasamy on taking oath as Puducherry chief minister and extended his best wishes to the leader.

AINRC Chief N Rangasamy is being sworn in as Chief Minister of Union Territory of Puducherry at a brief ceremony here on Friday. Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan inducts Rangasamy as Chief Minister at a brief session on the precincts of Rajnivas here.

Notably, The AINRC bagged 10 seats out of the 16 it contested in the April 6 polls while the BJP garnered six out of the nine seats it contested.

PM Modi tweeted, ''I would like to congratulate Shri N.Rangasamy Ji on taking oath as Puducherry CM. Best wishes for the tenure ahead.'' PTI KR CK

Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Rangasamy, who has become chief minister for the fourth time.

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