People's Party of Arunachal

People's Party of Arunachal
Leader	Kamen Ringu
President	Kahfa Bengia
Secretary-General	Kaling Jerang
Founder	Bakin Pertin
Founded	10 April 1977
Headquarters	P.O. Naharlagun-791110 Arunachal Pradesh
Ideology	Regionalist
ECI Status	State Party
Alliance	North-East Democratic Alliance National Democratic Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha	0 / 545
Seats in Rajya Sabha	0 / 245
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Peoples Party of Arunachal, a regional political party in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It was founded in September 1979 by Bakin Pertin and Tomo Riba as 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.

On 16 September 2016, 43 MLAs from the ruling party, under the CM Pema Khandu, left Indian National Congress to join People's Party of Arunachal party, in alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party.

Following the election Pertin organised a meeting in Pasighat in April 1977, to found the People's Party of Arunachal. Pertin became the president of the new party. Whilst being the leader of PPA, Pertin was continued to be linked to the Janata Party then in government in Delhi. Pertin had the status of being an 'associated' member of the Janata Party. He later broke his links with the Janata Party.

In 1979, Tomo Riba became the President of the party and was the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh in a short lived government spaninng from September 1979 to November 1979 with total of 47 days. After this party had little success in Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

In 1989, Tomo Riba left the party and joined Janata Dal and Gegong Apang became leader of party.

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 (India).

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