The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) is a regional political party that currently governs the Indian state of Nagaland. Chingwang Konyak is the president of NDPP. The symbol of the party is a globe.
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party | |
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| Abbreviation | NDPP |
| President | Chingwang Konyak[1] |
| Secretary | Abu Metha |
| Founder | Neiphiu Rio |
| Founded | 17 May 2017 |
| Split from | Naga People's Front |
| Headquarters | H/No:155 (1), Ward No.4, Chümoukedima, Nagaland, India - 797103 |
| Youth wing | NDPP Central Youth Organisation |
| Women's wing | NDPP Women's Wing |
| Ideology | Conservatism[2] Christian right Naga nationalism Regionalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | |
| Slogan | Facta non verba |
| ECI Status | State Party |
| Alliance | NDA (2018–present) UDAN (2021–present) |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
| Seats in Nagaland Legislative Assembly Seats in Nagaland Urban Local Bodies | 25 / 60
153 / 278 |
| Election symbol | |
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| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| http://ndpp.co.in/ | |
The NDPP was formed by Naga People's Front rebels who supported former Chief Minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio, and split to form the Democratic Progressive Party.[3][4]
History
editThe party was established as the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in May 2017. In October 2017, the DPP changed its name to Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party.
In January 2018, former Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio joined the party after the Naga People's Front broke its ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party for the 2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election.[5] The NDPP then formed an alliance with the BJP for the election.[6] Within the same month, 10 NPF MLAs quit the party and began negotiations with the NDPP.[7]
In the 2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election, the NDPP won 18 seats with 253,090 votes and 25.20% vote share.[8] They then came to power in a coalition with the BJP, with Rio as chief minister.[9][10][11]
On April 29, 2022, 21 Naga People's Front Nagaland MLAs joined the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party; this increased the number of NDPP MLAs to 42.
Electoral performance
edit| Election Year | Overall votes | % of overall votes | seats contested | seats won | +/- in seats | +/- in vote share |
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| Nagaland Legislative Assembly | ||||||
| 2018 (Debut) |
253,090 | 25.2 | 40 | 18 / 60
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| 2023 | 3,68,848 | 32.22 | 40 | 25 / 60
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7.02
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Chief Minister
edit| No[a] | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office[12] | Days in office | Assembly
(election) |
Coalition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (9) | 
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Neiphiu Rio | Northern Angami II | 8 March 2018 | 7 March 2023 | 6 years, 259 days | 13th | North East Democratic Alliance | |
| 7 March 2023 | Incumbent | 14th | |||||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ A number inside brackets indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
References
edit- ^ "India News, Nagaland News, Breaking News |". MorungExpress.
- ^ "Website".
- ^ "New Nagaland party formed". Hindustan Times. 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Nagaland's 2nd regional political party named as Democratic Progressive Party launches".
- ^ "Former Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio says he quit NPF after party severed ties with BJP, will join newly-floated NDPP". Firstpost. 19 January 2018.
- ^ "nagaland: Nagaland Assembly polls: BJP to join hands with NDPP | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 20 January 2018.
- ^ "10 NPF MLAs resign from party, Assembly in poll-bound Nagaland". Press Trust of India. 30 January 2018 – via Business Standard.
- ^ "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2018". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ Ghose, Dipankar (9 March 2018). "Nagaland: Neiphiu Rio takes CM oath, cabinet moves to rename Indira stadium". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "All About Neiphiu Rio, Nagaland's Chief Minister For Fourth Term". NDTV. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Senior politician Neiphiu Rio back as Nagaland CM". India Today. P. T. I. 8 March 2018.
- ^ "General Information, Nagaland". Information & Public Relations department, Nagaland government. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
External links
editOfficial site
edit- Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party Official Website