Peoples Party of Arunachal is a regional political party in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It was founded in September 1977 by Bakin Pertin, Oken Lego and L. Wanglat as president, Vice President and General Secretary of the party. Tomo Riba resigned from PK Thungon government of Congress Party and joined PPA as Vice President of the Party. Currently, Kamen Ringu is the chairman of the party. They were in power in Arunachal until all of their MLAs defected back to Indian National Congress.
Kiren Rijiju is an Indian politician serving as 28th Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and 7th Minister of Minority Affairs since 2024. He was the Cabinet Minister of Earth Sciences and Food Processing Industries in the Government of India from 2023 to June 2024 and a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Arunachal West since 2014 and from 2004 to 2009. Earlier, he served as the Minister of State for Home Affairs from 2014 to 2019, Minister of State for Minority Affairs from 2019 to 2021, Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs from 2019 to 2021 and the Law minister from 2021 to 2023.
Jarbom Gamlin was an Indian politician and a leader of the Indian National Congress political party in Arunachal Pradesh and briefly served as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh.
Pema Khandu is an Indian politician and the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Dorjee Khandu. Since assuming the office of the Chief Minister in July 2016, he and his government have twice changed their party affiliation; in September from the Indian National Congress to the Peoples Party of Arunachal, and then in December 2016 to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Previously he had served as Minister of Tourism, Urban Development and Water Resources in Nabam Tuki's government.
Nabam Tuki is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. He held this position twice between 2011 and 2016. His first term was from November 2011 to January 2016, while the second term merely lasted 3 days in the month of July 2016. He belongs to the Indian National Congress. He is the last Congress Chief Minister to win re-election as of 2024.
Lower Siang is one of the 25 administrative districts in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The new district was carved out of West Siang and East Siang districts and declared operational on 22 September 2017 and became the 22nd district of Arunachal Pradesh.
Kalikho Pul was an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh for a brief time in 2016. He was elected five times from the Hayuliang Vidhan Sabha constituency representing the Indian National Congress. With the support of a few elected members of Congress and the opposing Bharatiya Janata Party, he took Chief Ministership of Arunachal Pradesh. However, the Supreme Court of India ruled against this appointment on various grounds. On 9 August 2016, Pul allegedly committed suicide by hanging at his official residence in Itanagar; Pul's supporters protested in Itanagar demanding an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Chowna Mein is an Indian politician from Arunachal Pradesh, who has been serving as the state’s Deputy Chief Minister since July 2016 under the present Government formed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with Pema Khandu as its Chief Minister. Mein holds the portfolio of Finance & Investment, Power & Non Conventional Energy Resources, Tax & Excise, State Lotteries, and Economics & Statistics.
Tamiyo Taga is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party from Arunachal Pradesh, India. He is a member of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly elected from Rumgong in West Siang district.
Tenzing Norbu Thongdok is an Indian politician from the North Eastern state Arunachal Pradesh. In the 2014 election he was elected as a Member of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Kalaktang. Prior to entering politics he was Chief Engineer in PWD, Government of Arunachal Pradesh and retired from service as Secretary to Government of Arunachal Pradesh. On being elected as Member of legislative Assembly he was appointed Principal Advisor to Chief Minister and Parliamentary secretary for PWD. Later, on his second term in Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, he was elected unopposed as Deputy speaker in 2014. And in 2016 he was inducted as Cabinet Minister In PPA led Government. Presently he is the Speaker of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative assembly.
Kameng Dolo is an Indian politician from Arunachal Pradesh. He served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh in Kalikho Pul's government as well as Gegong Apang.
Dasanglu Pul is an Indian politician, a member of Bharatiya Janata Party from Arunachal Pradesh. She has been elected in Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election in 2016 from Hayuliang. She was one of the wives of Kalikho Pul, former Chief Minister of the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh for a brief time in 2016. On 26 April 2023, Guwahati High Court declared her election win in 2019 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election as null and void due to concealment of information on her election affidavit.
Starting April 2015, the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh underwent a political crisis. The Indian National Congress party in the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly was divided between supporters of the serving Chief Minister Nabam Tuki and supporters of Kalikho Pul. In 2016, the President's rule was imposed ending Tuki's tenure as the chief minister. In February 2016, Kalikho Pul became the Chief Minister when 14 disqualified MLAs were reinstated by the Supreme Court. On 13 July 2016, the Supreme Court quashed the Arunachal Pradesh Governor J.P. Rajkhowa’s order to advance the Assembly session from 14 January 2016 to 16 December 2015, which resulted in President's rule in Arunachal Pradesh. As a result, Tuki was restored as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on 13 July 2016. But hours before proving majority, he resigned as the Chief Minister on 16 July 2016. He was succeeded by Pema Khandu, who in September 2016 left the INC and joined People's Party of Arunachal along with majority MLAs. He further joined BJP in December 2016 along with majority MLAs.
This is a list of ministers from Pema Khandu cabinets starting from 17 July 2016. Pema Khandu is the leader of INC, who was sworn in the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on 17 July 2016 as INC's Chief Minister.
This is a list of ministers from Kalikho Pul cabinets starting from 19 February 2016 to 13 July 2016. Kalikho Pul was the leader of People's Party of Arunachal was sworn in the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh in 19 February 2016.
This is a list of ministers from Pema Khandu cabinets starting from 15 September 2016 and ending on 21 December 2016. Pema Khandu was the leader of PPA, who was sworn in the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on 15 September 2016.
