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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

R V Janakiraman, who passed away recently, was the former Chief Minister of which state/UT?

A	Tamil Nadu
B	Karnataka
C	Puducherry
D	Odisha

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -He served as Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry from 26 May 1996 to 18 March 2000 and headed the coalition government of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Tamil Maanila Congress.

Detailed explanation-2: -Incumbent Since 1963, Puducherry has had 10 chief ministers. The longest-serving and current chief minister, N. Rangasamy from All India N.R.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Lt. Governor is appointed by the President for a term of five years. The executive and legislative powers lie with the Chief Minister and his council of ministers, who are appointed by the President.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rangaswamy was sworn in as Chief Minister of Puducherry on 7 May 2021. According to a Puducherry Gazette notification dated 25 May 2021, “the President has been pleased to appoint” A Namassivayam, K Lakshminarayanan, C Djeacoumar, Chandira Priyanga and A K Sai J Saravana Kumar as Ministers in the cabinet.

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