Democratic Alliance of Nagaland
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The Democratic Alliance of Nagaland is a state level coalition of political parties in Nagaland. It headed the Nagaland government with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It is formed in 2003 after Nagaland Legislative Assembly election with Naga People's Front (NPF) and BJP.[1] The alliance is in power in Nagaland since 2003.[2]
Nagaland Democratic Alliance | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Neiphiu Rio |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Ideology | Regionalism |
| Seats in Nagaland Legislative Assembly | 34 / 60
|
| No | Party | Current No. of MLAs in Nagaland Assembly |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party | 41 |
| 2 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12 |
| 3 | Independent | 1 |
| - | Total | 54 |
| No | Name | Term of office[3] | Party | Days in office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neiphiu Rio | 6 March 2003 | 3 January 2008 | Nagaland People's Front | 1767 days | |
| (1) | Neiphiu Rio | 12 March 2008 | 24 May 2014 | 2264 days | ||
| 2 | T. R. Zeliang | 24 May 2014 | 22 February 2017 | 1005 days | ||
| 3 | Shurhozelie Liezietsu | 22 February 2017 | 19 July 2017 | 147 days | ||
| (2) | T. R. Zeliang | 19 July 2017 | 8 March 2018 | 232 days | ||
| (1) | Neiphiu Rio | 8 March 2018 | 6 March 2023 | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party | 1824 days | |
| (1) | Neiphiu Rio | 7 March 2023 | Incumbent | 615 days | ||
Chief Minister of Nagaland that time, Neiphiu Rio has been chosen as the candidate of Democratic Alliance of Nagaland's for the lone Lok Sabha constituency of the state.[4] Rio defeated closest Indian National Congress rival K.V. Pusa by 4,00,225 votes, which is the second highest winning margin after Narendra Modi in the country.[5]
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