With this merger, NDPP's tally in assembly increased from 25 to 32. NCP emerged as third-largest party in 2023 assembly elections, after NDPP and ally BJP, which won 12 seats.
Such collective repudiation is rare for BJP in the region, where it has grown considerably aided by support of local parties that generally tend to ally with the party at the Centre.
Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation imposed indefinite shutdown Thursday. It is demanding 'frontier territory' since 2010 over successive govts alleged apathy towards this region.
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party leader James Kuotsu & former BJP leader Kidongam Panmei joined Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee to 'strengthen Rahul's Pan-India Movement'.
Victories of NDPP candidates Hekani Jakhalu and Salhoutuono Kruse are a beacon of hope for women’s representation in electoral politics, but also a grim reminder of the inequalities that exist in the Northeast.
Of 183 candidates in the fray, 4 are women. Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party's Salhoutuonuo Kruse & BJP's Kahuli Sema are leading, but Congress's Rosy Thompson is as yet trailing.
Neiphiu Rio is seen as the most influential Naga politician after S.C. Jamir; the 3-time former CM elected unopposed as the rival candidate withdrew nomination.
When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.
ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.
China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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