Puducherry/Chennai : Senior Congress leader V Narayanasamy, who was unanimously elected as the CLP leader, would meet Lt Governor Kiran Bedi here on Monday to stake claim to become the Chief Minister of Puducherry.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the swearing-in-ceremony of the new Lt Governor at Raj Nivas here, Narayanasamy told reporters that he would meet Bedi at 10 a.m. today to hand over the letter staking claim to form the government.
Narayanasamy was elected leader of the 15-member Congress Legislature party on Saturday. Congress has the support of the two-member DMK in the 30-member Assembly.
Earlier, he had called on DMK president M Karunanidhi at Chennai and obtained his party’s letter of support for forming the government. “Today I met (DMK President) Dr Kalaignar. It was a courtesy call. I sought his blessings as he is a senior leader. The Congress-DMK alliance will take up all steps to make Puducherry prosperous,” he told reporters emerging from Karunanidhi’s Gopalapuram residence here.
Narayanasamy, who did not contest the May 16 Assembly polls in which Congress-DMK alliance secured a simple majority of 17 in the 30-member House, said during his meeting with Karunanidhi, the latter handed over DMK’s letter of support of its two MLAs.
“We will give that letter to Lieutenant Governor (of Puducherry) and stake claim to form the government,” he had said. He said his government would work together with the BJP-led central government for the development of Puducherry.
Asked whether supporters of PCC President A Namassivayam would be included in his cabinet, Narayanasamy said Congress President Sonia Gandhi would take a decision in this regard.
Namassivyam was among the top contenders for the Chief Minster’s post but Narayanasamy emerged the unanimous choice in the CLP meeting.-PTI
