Nagaland People's Front
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The Nagaland People's Front is a political party in the Indian state of Nagaland. It currently leads the state government of Nagaland together with Bharatiya Janata Party, as part of the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland. The leader of the NPF, Neiphiu Rio, is the state's present Chief Minister. The party's General Secretary is Akang Ao.
On March 22, 2004 the NPF absorbed the Nagaland Democratic Party.
- ^ See the List of recognised political parties in India.
- ^ To gain recognition as a state party, the party must have some kind of political activity for at least five continuous years, and send at least 4% of the state's quota to the Lok Sabha (India's Lower house), or 3.33% of members to the state assembly. If the above conditions are not fulfilled, then a party may gain recognition by garnering not less than 6% of the total votes in a state or national election, polled in by all its contesting candidates. If a party is recognised in four or more states, it is automatically recognised as a national party by the EC.