Monsoon session of Puducherry Assembly tobegin on January 24

: The monsoon session of the 30 member Puducherry Assembly will commence on January 24.

Secretary to the Assembly A Vincent Rayar said in a release today that the session will begin at 11 AM that day.

This is the first session of the Assembly after Chief Minister V Narayanasamy was elected through a by-election from Nellithope segment on November 19 last year.

Narayanasamy first became Chief Minister without being a member of the assembly

A Congress legislator A John Kumar had quit the post of MLA causing vacancy in Nellithope constituency and enabling Narayanasamy to seek election.

The party wise break up in the House is: Congress (15 including Speaker), DMK (two) AINRC (eight) AIADMK (four) and Independent (one).