Pranab Mukherjee calls up Puducherry CM for support

Mukherjee contacted the Chief Minister over phone in the forenoon to seek support, official sources said, adding that Rangasamy responded positively.

The AIl India NR Congress (AINRC) has a strength of 15 members in the 30 member Assembly and enjoys the support of the lone Independent V M C Sivakumar from outside.