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Nagaland: NDPP leader, former BJP member joined Congress ahead of LS polls

In a blow to the ruling alliance in the state, going into the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party leader James Kuotsu and former BJP leader Kidongam Panmei joined the Congress on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Workers ransack BJP office after party decides not to contest Outer Manipur seat

Scores of workers vandalised the BJP’s office in Manipur’s Senapati district on Saturday

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BJP to back regional partners in three northeastern States

BJP will support NPP in Meghalaya, NDPP in Nagaland, and NPF in one seat in Manipur

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Assam Lok Sabha polls | BJP to contest 11 seats, leaves three for allies AGP, UPPL

Among the other Northeastern States, it will support the NDPP candidate in Nagaland, while the details are being worked out in the other States, Mr. Sarma, who is also the convenor of the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), said.

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Only referendum can resolve Naga political problem: NDPP chief

Only a referendum can resolve the Naga political problem, Chingwang Konyak, president of the ruling National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) in Nagaland, has said. Speaking at a post-harvest festival in the State’s commercial hub Dimapur on January 13, Mr. Konyak said he did not foresee a solution under the present…

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Nagaland bypoll: Ruling NDPP retains Tapi Assembly seat

NDPP wins Tapi Assembly by-poll in Mon district, Nagaland. Candidate Wangpang Konyak defeats Congress rival Wanglem Konyak by 5,333 votes. 45 votes cast in None of the Above category. By-poll necessitated by death of Noke Wangnao in Aug. NDPP won seat in Feb State elections.

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BJP allies in northeast oppose Uniform Civil Code

A day after the NDPP aired its “strong and firm opinion” against the Uniform Civil Code, the National People’s Party (NPP) said a common set of personal laws on marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption, and succession would be against the idea of India.

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NHS exercise programme links to a lower diabetes risk

Miriam Stoppard looks at promising news about the fight against diabetes

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Hindu nationalism and local sub-nationalisms: Northeast poll results show rise of two poles

There may be plenty of individual surprises in the assembly election results from three Northeast Indian states, with several upsets. There are, however, no apparent jaw-droppers so far as the larger political picture is concerned.

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‘Modi on top, Cong over the hill’: Front pages on the Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya results

The BJP and its allies have scored a three on three in the results declared yesterday for the assembly polls conducted in three Northeastern states.

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Hekani Jakhalu--First woman MLA in Nagaland from NDPP

In a first for Nagaland since it attained statehood 60 years ago, the state on Thursday got its first woman MLA in Hekani Jakhalu. Read further on Dynamite News:

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60 years, no women MLAs: Nagaland’s four women candidates carry the hopes of generations

On a cold, dreary morning in Kohima, a lone woman canvasses door to door, carrying a bag containing fresh fruits and vegetables from her garden. Her knees suffer the most as she traverses the city’s challenging terrain. Yet she is resilient, hopping through narrow lanes to reach her target group…

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New faces, old issues, and NDPP-BJP’s edge: All you need to know about Nagaland’s assembly poll

A few kilometres outside Kohima town, at the new ISBT station, a group of men were deeply engaged in conversation. Hailing from neighbouring villages in the Eastern Nagaland region, they worked as daily wagers in Kohima and planned to return to their respective villages to vote in the upcoming assembly…

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Frontier Nagaland State demand sparks poll boycott threat

Six of Nagaland’s 16 districts seeking to break away has 20 of the 60 Assembly seats in the State

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BJP, NDPP agree on seat-sharing for Nagaland election

The two parties had tied up for the first time ahead of the 2018 poll

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BJP factor behind ‘merger’ of Nagaland parties

Twenty-one of 25 NPF legislators switched over to NDPP on April 29

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National People’s Party sets its sights on Nagaland

After its improved performance in the recent Assembly poll in Manipur, the party seeks to be the voice of the northeast

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Message for BJP in berth for NPF in Nagaland Cabinet

The 60-member Nagaland Assembly had become Opposition-less in August 2021

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