North-East Democratic Alliance
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North-East Democratic Alliance
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| Chairperson | Amit Shah |
| Lok Sabha leader | Narendra Modi |
| Rajya Sabha leader | Arun Jaitley |
| Former Prime Minister(s) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Founder | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Political position | Centre-right to Right-wing |
| National convener | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| No. of members | 10 Parties |
| Seats in Lok Sabha |
281 / 545
Present Members 538 + 1 Speaker
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha |
57 / 245
Present Members 245
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The North-East Democratic Alliance or NEDA is a political coalition that was formed on May 24, 2016 by Bharatiya Janata Party along with regional political parties like Naga People's Front, Sikkim Democratic Front, People's Party of Arunachal, Asom Gana Parishad and Bodoland People's Front in Northeast India. The motive of the new political front was to protect the interest of the people of the region as well as uniting non-Congress parties in Northeast India. Himanta Biswa Sarma was appointed as the convenor of the front.
The alliance was established after Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance which includes parties like Asom Gana Parishad and Bodoland People's Front formed its first government in Assam. The Chief Ministers of the northeastern states of Sikkim, Pawan Kumar Chamling; Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal, Arunachal, Kalikho Pul and Nagaland, T. R. Zeliang are the members of the alliance. BJP President Amit Shah chaired the meeting which was also attended by BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav and BJP North East Zonal Organizing Secretary Ajay Jamwal. The alliance suffered a big setback when their 30 MLAs defected back to Indian National Congress.
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