North-East Democratic Alliance
The North-East Democratic Alliance or NEDA is a political coalition that was formed on May 24, 2016 by Bharatiya Janata Party along with regional political parties like Naga People's Front, Sikkim Democratic Front, People's Party of Arunachal, Asom Gana Parishad and Bodoland People's Front in Northeast India. The motive of the new political front was to protect the interest of the people of the region as well as uniting non-Congress parties in Northeast India. Himanta Biswa Sarma was appointed as the convenor of the front.[1][2][3][4][5]
The alliance was established after Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance which includes parties like Asom Gana Parishad and Bodoland People's Front formed its first government in Assam. The Chief Ministers of the northeastern states of Sikkim, Pawan Kumar Chamling; Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal; Arunachal Pradesh, Kalikho Pul and Nagaland, T. R. Zeliang are the members of the alliance. BJP President Amit Shah chaired the meeting which was also attended by BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav and BJP North East Zonal Organising Secretary Ajay Jamwal.[6]
Present members
Currently, the parties in and supporting the NEDA are:
| No | Party | Current No. of Lok Sabha MPs | Current No. of Rajya Sabha MPs | Base State | Joining Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 281 | 49 | National | 2016 |
| 2 | Naga People's Front | 1 | 1 | Nagaland | 2016 |
| 3 | People's Party of Arunachal | 0 | 0 | Arunachal Pradesh | 2016 |
| 4 | Asom Gana Parishad | 0 | 0 | Assam | 2016 |
| 5 | Bodoland People's Front | 0 | 1 | Assam | 2016 |
| 6 | Sikkim Democratic Front | 1 | 1 | Sikkim | 2016 |
See also
References
- ↑ Himanta Biswa Sarma Named Convener Of BJP's Northeast Alliance
- ↑ Amit Shah holds meeting with northeast CMs, forms alliance
- ↑ BJP acts east, brass joins the Assam party
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Chief Minister of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Sikkim met BJP National President Shri Amit Shah and proposed to join an alliance of non-congress parties in North-East
- ↑ After Assam, BJP targets Congress-ruled Manipur and Meghalaya
