Republic World's video: Kiran Bedi Removed As Pudhcherry Lt- Guv As UT s Cong Govt Collapses Amid Crisis

In a massive development on Tuesday, former IPS officer Dr. Kiran Bedi was removed as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry by President Ram Nath Kovind. This comes in the wake of Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy's persistent demand seeking the recall of Bedi whom he accused of impeding the developmental schemes of the territorial government. For now, Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan will discharge the functions of the Puducherry L-G. This development also assumes significance as the Assembly election is set to be conducted in the Union Territory in April-May this year. Meanwhile, the Puducherry government is currently undergoing a crisis as 4 Congress MLAs resigned, pushing the 14-seat government into a minority in the 33-seat Assembly. With 4 MLAs resigning, Congress has been reduced to 10 seats, while ally DMK has 3 seats and 1 Independent MLA. Meanwhile, the Opposition has 14 seats - AINRC has 7 seats, BJP has 3 seats and AIADMK has 4 seats. 5 seats lie vacant. Congress MLAs - A Namassivayam, E.Theeppainjan, Malladi Krishna Rao, John Kumar have cited dissatisfaction with the current government as the reason for their exit - a day ahead of ex-Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's visit. While A Namassivayam, E.Theeppainjan have already joined BJP, Congress is in a huddle to tackle the situation. Sources tell Republic that all Congress leaders are set to resign, the government will be dissolved. Puducherry is set to go to polls in Subscribe to Republic TV & Don't forget to press THE BELL ICON to never miss any updates► http://bit.ly/RepublicWorld Official Website - https://www.republicworld.com/ Republic TV is India's no.1 English news channel since its launch. It is your one-stop destination for all the live news updates from India and around the world. Republic TV makes news accessible for you at your convenience, at all times and across devices. At Republic we keep you updated with up-to-the-minute news on politics, sports, entertainment, lifestyle, gadgets and much more. We believe in Breaking the story and Breaking the Silence. But most importantly, for us ‘You Are Republic, We Are Your Voice.’ Also, Watch ► Republic TV Live News Updates ►http://bit.ly/RepublicTVLiveNews The Debate With Arnab Goswami ► http://bit.ly/TheDebateWithArnabGoswami Biggest Story Tonight ► http://bit.ly/BiggestStoryTonight Burning Question Debates ► http://bit.ly/BurningQuestionDebate Patriot With Major Gaurav Arya ► http://bit.ly/PatriotFullEpisodes Exclusive Sunday Debate With Arnab Goswami ► http://bit.ly/SundayDebate You can stay connected with Republic TV on - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RepublicWorld/ Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/republic Official Website - https://www.republicworld.com/