{"id":215217,"date":"2026-04-09T11:48:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/?p=215217"},"modified":"2026-04-09T11:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:18:35","slug":"puducherry-polls-bjp-chief-v-p-lalingam-casts-vote-confident-of-ndas-return-to-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/puducherry-polls-bjp-chief-v-p-lalingam-casts-vote-confident-of-ndas-return-to-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Puducherry Polls: BJP Chief V.P. Lalingam Casts Vote, Confident of NDA\u2019s Return to Power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Voting for the Puducherry Assembly elections began on a high note this Thursday, with BJP State President and Raj Bhavan constituency candidate V.P. Lalingam being among the early voters. 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