Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Five NPP MLAs Merge With Nagaland’s Ruling NPF
Five lawmakers from the National People’s Party have joined the Naga People’s Front in Nagaland.
The Assembly Speaker has approved their merger.
The lawmakers said they made the decision voluntarily.
They also said they support Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio.
The NPF welcomed them into the party.
The party said the move would strengthen its regional role.
Earlier, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party had also merged with the NPF in October 2025.
The mergers are part of efforts to unite parties around a common Naga cause.
The NPF now has 39 lawmakers in the 60-seat Assembly.
All five National People’s Party MLAs have merged with Nagaland’s ruling Naga People’s Front.
The Assembly Speaker approved the merger through an official notification.
The MLAs are A. Nyamnyei Konyak, Nuklutoshi, C. Kipili Sangtam, Dr. Tseilhoutuo Rhutso and Benei M. Lamthiu.
The legislators said they joined voluntarily, supporting Neiphiu Rio’s leadership and NPF policies.
The merger gives the NPF 39 MLAs in the 60-member Assembly, while the BJP has 12.
- Who
- Five National People’s Party MLAs and the ruling Naga People’s Front, led by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio.
- What
- The five NPP MLAs merged with the NPF, with the Assembly Speaker’s approval.
- When
- The merger was announced in the article; the earlier NDPP merger occurred in October 2025.
- Where
- The merger took place in Dimapur, Nagaland; Assembly approval was issued in Nagaland.
- Why
- The MLAs cited support for Neiphiu Rio’s leadership and the NPF’s ideology and policies; the parties described the broader mergers as serving a common Naga cause.
- MLAs joining NPF
- A. Nyamnyei Konyak, Nuklutoshi, C. Kipili Sangtam, Dr. Tseilhoutuo Rhutso and Benei M. Lamthiu
- Assembly approval
- The Speaker approved the merger through an Assembly notification.
- NPF strength
- 39 MLAs in the 60-member Nagaland Assembly
- BJP strength
- 12 MLAs
- Merger location
- Dimapur, Nagaland
- Earlier party merger
- The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party merged with the NPF in October 2025.