Political parties in Nagaland

Major National Parties

• Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
• Indian National Congress (INC)

Major Regional Parties

• Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) of Neiphiu Rio and Chingwang Konyak
• Naga People's Front (NPF)

Minor National-Level Parties

• National People's Party (NPP) found by late P. A. Sangma
• Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
• Janata Dal (United) (JDU) led by Nitish Kumar
• Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
• Republican Party of India (RPI) led by Ramdas Athawale
• Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) led by Ram Vilas Paswan
• Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led by Arvind Kejriwal
• Communist Party of India (CPI)
• Rising People's Party (RPP)^[1]

Minor Regional Parties

• Naga National Democratic Party (NNDP)
• United Naga Democratic Party (UNDP)

Defunct Political Parties

• National Convention of Nagaland {merged with Naga Peoples Convention}
• Naga Peoples Convention {merged with Naga Nationalist Organisation}
• Naga Nationalist Organisation (NNO) {merged with Congress}
• Naga People's Party {merged with Nagaland People's Council}
• Democratic Labour Party
• United Democratic Front (UDF) {merged into Naga National Democratic Party
• United Democratic Front - Progressive (UDF-P) {merged with Congress}
• Nagaland People's Council (NPC) {renamed as Naga Peoples Front}
• Nagaland Peoples Party (NPP) {merged with Naga Peoples Front}
• Nagaland Democratic Party (NDP) {merged with Naga Peoples Front}
• Naga National Party (NNP) {merged into Naga National Democratic Party}
• Nationalist Democratic Movement (NDM) {merged with BJP}
• Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) {renamed as Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party}
• Nagaland Congress (NC) {merged with NPP}^[2]

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