Expressing happiness over the performance of his party and alliance partners in Puducherry Assembly polls, Chief Minister and AINRC founder N. Rangasamy said the date for his swearing-in for a successive term will be announced shortly.

Interacting with reporters after receiving the election certificate, Mr Rangasamy said the victory was a reflection of the faith reposed by the people of Puducherry on his government. In the last five years, the government had initiated several welfare and development works, he added.

An Independent candidate, who contested as a rebel from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), defeated the sitting MLA — the only woman member in the Puducherry Assembly — to win the Nedungadu (SC) constituency, the lone reserved seat among the five constituencies in Karaikal district, after three rounds of counting on Monday (May 4, 2026).

V. Vigneshwaran secured 14,368 votes, defeating S. Chandrapriyanga of the All India N.R. Congress, who polled 9,869 votes. The margin of victory was 4,499 votes.