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{{Infobox Indian Political Party | {{Infobox Indian Political Party | ||
| party_name = | | party_name = Naga People's Front | ||
| abbreviation = NPF | | abbreviation = NPF | ||
| party_flag = Flag of the Naga People's Front.png | | party_flag = Flag of the Naga People's Front.png | ||
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| ideology = [[Regionalism (politics)|Regionalism]] | | ideology = [[Regionalism (politics)|Regionalism]] | ||
| eci = [[List of political parties in India#State|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref> | | eci = [[List of political parties in India#State|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref> | ||
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] (India) ( | | alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] (India) (2003–Present)<br/>[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] (Manipur) (2017-Present)<br/>[[United Democratic Alliance (Nagaland)|UDA]] (Nagaland) (2021-Present) | ||
| headquarters = [[Kohima]], [[Nagaland]], [[India]] | | headquarters = [[Kohima]], [[Nagaland]], [[India]] | ||
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|1|543|hex={{party color|Nagaland Peoples Front}}}} | | loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|1|543|hex={{party color|Nagaland Peoples Front}}}} | ||
| state_seats_name = [[Nagaland Legislative Assembly]] | | state_seats_name = [[Nagaland Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| state_seats = {{Composition bar| | | state_seats = {{Composition bar|4|60|hex={{party color|Nagaland Peoples Front}}}} | ||
| state2_seats_name = [[Manipur Legislative Assembly]] | | state2_seats_name = [[Manipur Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| state2_seats = {{Composition bar| | | state2_seats = {{Composition bar|5|60|hex={{party color|Nagaland Peoples Front}}}} | ||
| website = [http://www.nagapeoplesfront.org NagaPeoplesFront.org] | | website = [http://www.nagapeoplesfront.org NagaPeoplesFront.org] | ||
| colours = | | colours = | ||
| footnotes = | | footnotes = | ||
| symbol = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Cock.png|150x150px]] | | symbol = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Cock.png|150x150px]] | ||
|rajyasabha_leader= | |rajyasabha_leader=None|rajyasabha_seats={{Composition bar|0|245|hex={{party color|Nagaland Peoples Front}}}}}} | ||
The '''Naga People's Front''' ('''NPF''') is a | The '''Naga People's Front''' ('''NPF''') is a [[regional political party]] in [[Nagaland]], [[Manipur]] and [[Arunachal|Arunachal Pradesh]] . It headed the Nagaland government with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], as part of the [[Democratic Alliance of Nagaland]] from 2003 to 2018. [[Naga People's Front|NPF]] is coalition partner of [[N. Biren Singh ministry]] led [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] government in [[Manipur]]. | ||
Dr. [[Shürhozelie Liezietsu]] is the President of the party.<ref>{{cite web|date=2 February 2008|title=NPF declares list of 53 names|url=http://morungexpress.com/index.php?news=784|work=The Morung Express|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204143157/http://www.morungexpress.com/index.php?news=784|archive-date=4 February 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> [[Awangbow Newmai]] is State unit President of [[Naga People's Front]] in Manipur. In [[Manipur|Manipur Legislative Assembly]] [[Losii Dikho]] is the Legislature Party Leader of [[Naga People's Front]] .Until 16 January 2018 [[Neiphiu Rio]], the Lok Sabha member from the [[Nagaland (Lok Sabha constituency)|lone constituency of Nagaland]] was the main leader of the party<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/statedetail.aspx?state_code=Nagaland|title=Sixteenth Lok Sabha Nagaland|work=[[Lok Sabha]]|access-date=2 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819232303/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/statedetail.aspx?state_code=Nagaland|archive-date=19 August 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> but now [[T. R. Zeliang]] is the Main Leader of [[Naga People's Front]] .On 22 March 2004 the NPF absorbed the [[Nagaland Democratic Party]]. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
Prior to October 2002, the party was known as [[Nagaland People's Council]] (NPC).<ref name="NPF Reference1">{{cite journal |journal=International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention |last1=Dr Tapan |first1=Das |title=Regionalism and Political Party in North-East India: A Case Study of Naga People’s Front |date=21 August 2019 |volume=8 |issue=09 |pages=6 |url=http://www.ijhssi.org/papers/vol8(9)/Series-1/A0809010106.pdf |access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref> The name of the party was changed from Nagaland People's Council (NPC) to | Prior to October 2002, the party was known as [[Nagaland People's Council]] (NPC).<ref name="NPF Reference1">{{cite journal |journal=International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention |last1=Dr Tapan |first1=Das |title=Regionalism and Political Party in North-East India: A Case Study of Naga People’s Front |date=21 August 2019 |volume=8 |issue=09 |pages=6 |url=http://www.ijhssi.org/papers/vol8(9)/Series-1/A0809010106.pdf |access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref> The name of the party was changed from Nagaland People's Council (NPC) to Naga People's Front (NPF) in the Ninth General Convention held at Kohima in October 2002. This historic decision found wide acceptance among the people of the state, as a popular wish of the state was to modify the leadership of the state and make it more inclusive. | ||
In Nagaland, both the ruling Naga People's Front and the opposition party, the [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]], supported [[Pranab Mukherjee]] during the 2012 presidential election. Mukherjee held a meeting with Neiphiu Rio and DAN legislators in [[Dimapur]] where NPF leaders formally endorsed their support. | In Nagaland, both the ruling Naga People's Front and the opposition party, the [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]], supported [[Pranab Mukherjee]] during the 2012 presidential election. Mukherjee held a meeting with Neiphiu Rio and DAN legislators in [[Dimapur]] where NPF leaders formally endorsed their support. |