Puducherry Election: Nominated MLAs Could Be Kingmakers Amidst Alliance Chaos

• Puducherry's upcoming Assembly election for 30 seats sees intense seat-sharing negotiations and internal party dissent.
• The ruling AINRC-BJP government seeks a second term, with AINRC contesting 16 seats and BJP 10, after Union Home Minister Amit Shah intervened in seat-sharing talks.
• The INDIA bloc faces disarray, with Congress and DMK candidates contesting in the same constituencies despite a last-minute seat-sharing agreement.
• VCK exited the INDIA bloc and fielded candidates in three constituencies, while CPI and CPI(M) also put forward their own candidates.
• The BJP is confident of coming to power, potentially through the nomination of three members to the legislature, even if they fall short in the election.