Puducherry, March 17 -- Ahead of the key Assembly elections which is barely 22 days away, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the union Territory of Puducherry is on the rocks.

The ruling All India N R Congress led by Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasway is likely to part ways with the BJP over seat sharing row for the April 9 elections to the Territorial Assembly.

The sudden shift in stance by AINRC comes a day after Mr Rangasamy announced Former Minister Malladi Krishna Rao as AINRC's candidate for Yanam constituency, while taking part in the latter's family function in Yanam.

Mr Rangasamy announced his party's first candidate for the polls based on the agreement reached witht he BJP under which the AINRC was promised 16 of the ...