National People's Party (India)
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National People's Party
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| Leader | Conrad Sangma |
| Founder | P A Sangma |
| Founded | 6 January 2013 |
| Headquarters | M.G. Avenue, Floor, MDU Building, Imphal, Manipur -795001 |
| Alliance | National Democratic Alliance |
| Seats in Lok Sabha |
1 / 545
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha |
0 / 245
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| Election symbol | |
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The National People's Party is a national-level political party in India though its influence is mostly concentrated in the state of Meghalaya. The party was founded by P A Sangma after his expulsion from the Nationalist Congress Party in July 2012.
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.
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.
Currently it is a part of North-East Regional Political Front consisting of political parties of the northeast which has supported the National Democratic Alliance.
In 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.
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