Rangasamy Sworn In As Puducherry Chief Minister For 5th Time

Two other cabinet members--Malladi Krishna Rao from the regional party and A Namassivayam of the BJP, also took oath as ministers in the AINRC-led NDA government. 

Lt Governor K Kailashnathan administered the oath of office and secrecy to the CM



and his cabinet colleagues. Rangasamy took oath in the name of God. Rao took oath in Telugu. 

He represents Yanam, an enclave of Puducherry in Andhra Pradesh. BJP national president Nitin Nabin and senior leader BL Santhosh were present on the dais. 

The NDA had won the April 9 polls in the UT and retained power. President Droupadi Murmu had appointed Rangasamy as CM.