All India N.R. Congress

The All India N.R. Congress (abbr. AINRC) is a regional political party formed by the Chief Minister of Puducherry, N. Rangaswamy in the Indian union territory of Puducherry. He announced the party formation on 7 February 2011 in the party's head office in Pondicherry as a breakaway from the Indian National Congress. Currently it is part of the National Democratic Alliance led by the BJP currently the ruling party of India.

All India N.R. Congress
AbbreviationAINRC
PresidentN. Rangasamy
FounderN. Rangasamy
Founded7 February 2011 (2011-02-07)
Split fromIndian National Congress
Headquarters65/6, E.C.R. Salai, Pakkamudayanpet, Puducherry – 605008, Puducherry, India.
Student wingAINRC Student Wing
Women's wingAINRC Women's Wing
Labour wingAINRC Labour Wing
Peasant's wingAINRC Peasant's Wing
IdeologySocial democracy
Populism
Political positionCentre
ECI StatusState Party
AllianceNDA
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 245
Seats in Puducherry Legislative Assembly
10 / 33
Number of states and union territories in government
1 / 31
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
allindianrcongress.com

The official website states expansion of "N.R." in the party's name as Namathu Rajiyam (meaning our kingdom). These letters are also the initials of the party founder N. Rangasamy. The party's official motto is Simplicity, Fairness and Transparency.

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