Democratic Alliance of Nagaland

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Nagaland Democratic Alliance
Founder Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
Founded2018
Ideology Regionalism
Seats in  Nagaland Legislative Assembly
34 / 60

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]

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Present Members and Seats in Nagaland Assembly

NoPartyCurrent No. of MLAs in Nagaland Assembly
1 Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party 41
2 Bharatiya Janata Party 12
3 Independent 1
-Total54

Chief Ministers

NoNameTerm of office [3] PartyDays 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

Indian general election, 2014

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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