North-East Regional Political Front
North-East Regional Political Front | |
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Founded | 21 October 2013 |
Succeeded by | North-East Democratic Alliance |
Political position | Centre-right |
Alliance | NDA |
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The North-East Regional Political Front (NERPF) was a political coalition that was formed on 21 October 2013 by eleven political parties in Northeast India. The motive of the new political front was to protect the interest of the people of the region.[1] Prafulla Kumar Mahanta was appointed as the chief adviser of the front.
Members
[edit]The following parties are members of NERPF:
No | Party | Current No. of MPs | Base State | Joining Date |
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1 | Naga People's Front | 1 | Nagaland | October 2013 |
2 | National People's Party | 1 | Meghalaya | October 2013 |
3 | Manipur Peoples Party | 0 | Manipur | October 2013 |
4 | Mizo National Front | 0 | Mizoram | October 2013 |
5 | Manipur Democratic People's Front | 0 | Manipur | October 2013 |
6 | People's Party of Arunachal | 0 | Arunachal Pradesh | October 2013 |
7 | Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra | 0 | Tripura | October 2013 |
8 | United Democratic Party | 0 | Meghalaya | October 2013 |
9 | Hill State People's Democratic Party | 0 | Meghalaya | October 2013 |
10 | Asom Gana Parishad | 0 | Assam | October 2013 |
Support for NDA
[edit]NERPF pledged their alliance with the NDA for the 2014 general elections to ensure peace and development in the northeastern states.[2]
North East Democratic Alliance
[edit]In May 2016, the NERPF was expanded and renamed as North-East Democratic Alliance.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "North-East Regional Political Front - Negapedia". en.negapedia.org. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Northeast parties stitch alliance with NDA".
- ^ "Himanta Biswa Sarma Named Convener Of BJP's Northeast Alliance". www.ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.