Puducherry polls 2016: Rangasamy resigns as CM after his party loses

Chief Minister N Rangasamy on Friday resigned following the defeat of his AINRC in the Assembly polls. 

Rangasamy handed over his resignation letter to Lt Governor A K Singh at the Raj Nivas here. He told waiting reporters that he had submitted the resignation of his cabinet. 

Congress-DMK combine emerged as the winners in the elections, bagging 17 seats in the 30-member Assembly. AINRC won only eight seats.