Puducherry_Munnetra_Congress Knowpia

Puducherry Munnetra Congress
Puducherry Munnetra Congress
Leader	P. Kannan
Founder	P. Kannan
Founded	11 May 2005
Dissolved	2009
Merger of	Indian National Congress
Preceded by	Puducherry Makkal Congress
Succeeded by	Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam
Alliance	AIADMK+ (2006)
Seats in Lok Sabha	0 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha	0 / 245
Seats in	0 / 33
Election symbol
	Bell
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

The Puducherry Munnetra Congress, formerly known as the Pondicherry Munnetra Congress, (PMC) was a political party in India active in the Union Territory of Puducherry. It was formed by P. Kannan on 11 May 2005. Its symbol is the bell.^[1]

The party holds 3 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly which they won during the 2006 elections with All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) as its ally.

During the general election of 2009, the party switched camps and now supports the Indian National Congress.^[2]In 25 September 2019 he floated a new political party – Makkal Munnetra Congress (MMC), later joined BJP in 2021 and resigned & deceased in 2023.

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^ "Former MP Kannan launches new Makkal Munnetra Congress". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ "PMC to support Congress in Pondy LS seat". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

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