
Puducherry LG K. Kailashnathan, NDA chief ministerial candidate N. Rangasamy, BJP national president Nitin Nabin and others during the swearing-in ceremony of the Puducherry government.[Photo credit: PTI]

Lieutenant Governor administers the oath of office to NDA leader N. Rangaswamy during the swearing-in ceremony as BJP national president Nitin Nabin and other leaders look on.[Photo credit: PTI]

N.Rangaswamy takes oath as the chief minister of Puducherry, marking the beginning of the NDA government's new term in the Union Territory. [Photo credit: ANI]

After the swearing-in ceremony, N.Rangaswamy formally assumes charge as the chief minister of Puducherry. [Photo credit: ANI]

BJP national president Nitin Nabin with newly sworn-in Puducherry chief minister N. Rangaswamy and UT minister A. Namachivayam during the swearing-in ceremony. [Photo credit: ANI]

NDA leader N. Rangaswamy meets Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan and submits a letter of support to stake a claim to form the government in Puducherry. [Photo credit: ANI]