Puducherry Congress Crisis Deepens As 2 MLAs Quit Day Before Floor Test

Two more MLAs - one from the Congress and the other from its partner DMK - have resigned in Puducherry a day before a test of strength after the ruling party no longer has a majority. Four-time Congress MLA Lakshminarayanan while putting in his papers said he is upset over not getting "recognition" in the party. He said he will leave the party too. The DMK MLA who resigned today, Venkatesan, has not given a statement yet.