National People's Party (India)

National People's Party
Leader P.A. Sangma
Founded 6 January 2013
Headquarters M.G. Avenue, Floor, MDU Building, Imphal-795001 (Manipur)
Alliance National Democratic Alliance
Seats in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
4 / 200
Seats in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
2 / 60
Election symbol

The National People's Party is a national-level political party in India though its influence is mostly concentrated in the state of Meghalaya. In January 2013, P A Sangma launched the party on the national level. He announced that his party would be in alliance with the National Democratic Alliance led by Bharatiya Janta Party. Sangma also reiterated that though the membership of the party is open to all, it shall be a tribalcentric party.[1] Sangma, who has been a nine-time Member of Parliament, had announced to form a new political party soon after his expulsion from the Nationalist Congress Party in July 2012, when he refused to accept party decision to quit the Indian presidential election, 2012. NPP contested the assembly election of Rajasthan in December 2013, under the leadership of Kirodi Lal Meena, a former BJP member and MP (Independent from Dausa) at the time of election and won four seats.[2]

Election symbol

Its election symbol is a book.[3] The significance for the same is that the party believes that only literacy and education can empower the weaker sections.[4]

Elections

The party had proposed to contest election and expand its base in tribal constituencies of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, north West Bengal and the Northeast India.[5] On June 16, 2015,In a rare move election commission has suspended NPP for its failure to provide party's expenditure during Lokh Sabha Elections held in 2014. NPP became first party to get suspended by EC.[6] National People's Party is fighting on 3 seats as part of Socialist Secular Morcha in Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2015.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Sangma launches National People's Party, forms alliance with NDA
  2. ↑ http://rajassembly.nic.in/
  3. ↑ Political Parties And Election Symbols as on 08-03-2011
  4. ↑ Sangma launches National People's Party, forms alliance with NDA
  5. ↑ Sangma launches National People's Party, forms alliance with NDA
  6. ↑ http://www.livemint.com/Politics/V7hkdyj6Yrhi8r4xmQkpeK/EC-suspends-National-Peoples-Party-for-not-providing-expens.html
  7. ↑ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/samajwadi-party-teams-up-with-pappu-yadav-ncp-3-others-to-form-third-front/articleshow/49028112.cms
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