The National People's Party (NPP) is a conservative national political party in India. It is mostly concentrated in Meghalaya. Founded by P. A. Sangma after his expulsion from the Nationalist Congress Party in July 2012, it was accorded national party status on 7 June 2019. It is the first political party from Northeast India to have attained this status.
History On 6 January 2013, Sangma launched the party at the national level. He announced an alliance with the National Democratic Alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party. Sangma also reiterated that though the membership of the party was open to all, it shall be a tribal-centric party.
Sangma is a nine-time Member of Parliament. In July 2012, he refused to accept the party's decision to quit the 2012 Indian presidential election.
The National People's Party had appointed Dheeraj Shukla as the District President of NPP, Jaunpur.
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 Democratic Alliance consisting of political parties of the northeast which has supported the National Democratic Alliance.
In 2015, in a rare move election commission suspended NPP for its failure to provide the party's expenditure during the Lok Sabha Elections held in 2014. NPP became first party to get suspended by EC.
In September 2015, the leaders of six parties — Samajwadi Party, Nationalist Congress Party, Jan Adhikar Party, Samras Samaj Party, National People's Party and Samajwadi Janata Party – announced the formation of a third front known as the Socialist Secular Morcha ahead of the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.
In May 2016, after the Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance formed its first government in Assam, and formed a new alliance called the North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) with Himanta Biswa Sarma as its convener. The chief ministers of the northeastern states of Sikkim, Assam, and Nagaland too belong to this alliance. Thus, the National People's Party joined the NEDA.
The NPP contested nine candidates in the 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election and won four seats.
They won 19 seats in the 2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, although the Indian National Congress emerged as the single largest party, NEDA did well in 2023 assembly elections without any pre-poll alliances. The party emerged as the single largest party and won 26 seats, and formed a government supported by BJP and other NEDA members.
On 6 May 2023, the People's Democratic Front party merged with the National People's Party.
National People's Party, West Bengal, is the state unit of the National People's Party in the Indian state of West Bengal. The party's headquarters is located in Kolkata, the capital of the state. Anish Kr Singh is currently appointed as the State President of NPP West Bengal.
Election symbol Its election symbol is a book. The significance for the same is that the party believes that only literacy and education can empower the weaker sections.
Key Leaders MemberPortraitCurrent/ Previous Position Party PositionConrad Sangma Chief Minister of Meghalaya (2018–present) MLA - South Tura (2018–present) Former MP Tura (2016–2018) Leader of Opposition, Meghalaya (2009–2013) Former MLA - Selsella (2008–2013)National president Prestone Tynsong Deputy Chief Minister of Meghalaya (2018 - Present) MLA - Pynursla, Meghalaya (2013 - Present) National Vice President James Sangma Chairman - Meghalaya Industries Development Corporation (2023–present) Former minister (2018–2023) Former MLA, Dadenggre (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (2008–2023) National spokesperson, National General Secretary (I/C), Finance Thomas A. Sangma Speaker - Meghalaya Legislative Assembly (2023–present) MLA - North Tura (2018–present) Former MP, Rajya Sabha (2008–2014) National general secretary (I/C), Organisation Agatha Sangma Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Tura (2019-2024);(2008–2014) Union minister of state for rural development (2009–2012) National general secretary
Electoral performance
The party won a seat in 2014 Loksabha elections from Tura and Sangma became MP once again. After the death of P. A. Sangma in 2016, his son Conrad Sangma won a by-election held in May 2016 fo fill this seat. The party had proposed to contest election and expand its base in tribal constituencies of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, northern West Bengal and the Northeast India.
In March 2018, the party won 19 out of 60 assembly seats in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election 2018 and formed government in the state in coalition with BJP and other parties and party president Conrad Sangma sworn in as Chief Minister of the state. In May 2018, the party won Williamnagar Assembly seat in a by-election making its tally to 20 out of 60 assembly seats in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly.
In March 2023, the party emerged as the single largest party and won 26 out of 60 assembly seats in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election 2023 and formed government in the state in coalition with BJP and other parties and party president Conrad Sangma sworn in as Chief Minister of the state.
General election results ElectionLok sabhaParty leaderSeats contestedSeats won± in seatsOverall vote %Vote swingRef.201416thConrad Sangma8 10.10 0.10201917th110.07 0.03202418th210.06 0.01
State Assembly elections
Election Year Leader seats contested seats won ± in seats Overall votes % of overall votes ± in vote share Sitting sideArunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly2019Conrad Sangma30 290,34714.5614.56Government (BJP coalition)2024Conrad Sangma60 -98,254 16.111.55Government (BJP coalition)Assam Legislative Assembly2021Conrad Sangma11 18,0870.090.09Bihar Legislative Assembly20201 6490.00Jharkhand Legislative Assembly20191 9870.010.01Karnataka Legislative Assembly20232 4890.00Manipur Legislative Assembly20125317,3011.2%2017Conrad Sangma 483,7445.13.9Government (BJP coalition)2022Yumnam Joykumar Singh383321,30217.312.2Government (BJP coalition)Meghalaya Legislative Assembly2013Conrad Sangma21,16,2518.88.8Opposition201852 172,33,74520.6011.8Government (NEDA coal20235775,84,33831.4910.89Government (NEDA coalition)Mizoram Legislative Assembly20181037480.590.59Nagaland Legislative Assembly2018Conrad Sangma25 271,5037.127.12Government (NDPP coalition)2023Andrew Ahoto12365,9205.761.36Government (NDPP coalition)Rajasthan Legislative Assembly2013Kirodi Lal Meena134413,12,4024.254.252018078'004.25Opposition2023000Government (NDA)Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly2021311870.00West Bengal Legislative Assembly2021338800.010.01
List of MPs from NPP Rajya Sabha Sr. No NameDate of Appointment Date of Retirement1 Wanweiroy Kharlukhi 22-Jun-2020 21-Jun-20262James Sangma 22-Jun-2026 Incumbent
Lok Sabha No. Lok sabha Constituency NameElection116thTura (ST)Purno Agitok Sangma20142Conrad Sangma2016 (by election)317thAgatha Sangma2019
State Committees State/UTCommitteePresidentIn-chargeTreasurerState Committees of the National People's Party Arunachal PradeshNPP Arunachal Pradesh AssamNPP AssamDilip Kumar BorahNagalandNPP Nagaland ManipurNPP ManipurMizoramNPP Mizoram TripuraNPP Tripura West BengalNPP West Bengal Anish Kumar SinghKarnatakaNPP KarnatakaAshok Xavier KumarPrabhu BoscoStannis RajaKeralaNPP KeralaThomas K.TPondicherryNPP PondicherrySidanand (Premier Murali)MeghalayaNPP MeghalayaConrad SangmaTamilnaduNPP TamilnaduG.Srinivasan
List of NPP State Governments
Meghalaya
AssemblyChief Minister Cabinet Deputy Chief Minister/sTenure Election10th Conrad SangmaSangma IPrestone Tynsong-6 March 20187 March 2023201811thSangma IISniawbhalang Dhar7 March 2023Incumbent2023
See also List of political parties in India
References
External links
Tura lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule