Naga People's Front News

Seven opposition Naga People's Front (NPF) MLAs have declared their support to the NDDP nominee and ruling People's Democratic Alliance (PDA) consensus candidate, Tokheho Yepthomi for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Nagaland.

BJP on Monday ruled out extending support to its 15-year-old ally the Naga People's Front (NPF) in Nagaland.

  Nagaland Home Minister Kuzholuzo Nienu on Friday exuded confidence that his Naga People's Front (NPF) will retain power in Nagaland by securing more than 30 seats in the February 27 elections while the BJP will only get three to six in the 60-member assembly.

253 candidates filed their poll papers for the February 27 Assembly elections in Nagaland.

The filing of nominations for the 60-member Nagaland House had started on January 31, but all the political parties in the north-eastern state kept away till Tuesday.

Chishi, who quit the Congress on Saturday, will be joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday in presence of BJP General Secretary in-charge northeastern states, Ram Madhav.

Nagaland Governor PB Acharya on Tuesday postponed the floor test in view of the Presidential elections on July 17.

Former CM TR Zeliang has staked claim to form the government in Nagaland.

Four Naga People's Front MLAs met Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla on Tuesday and extended their support to the BJP for formation of the new government in the state.

Naga People's Front supremo Shurhozelie Liezietsu on Thursday accused his Manipur counterpart Ibobi Singh of "playing a communal card".

Shurhozelie Liezietsu will be the 17th Chief Minister of Nagaland.

Naga People`s Front (NPF) leader Shurhozelie Liezietsu was on Monday elected the new legislature party leader of the ruling Democratic Alliance to be the new Nagaland Chief Minister.  

The likely successor of Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang, who resigned on Sunday, will be chosen on Monday to lead the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) coalition government in the north-eastern state.

Ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) supremo Shurhozelie Liezietsu will take over from Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang after 42 of the 49 legislators "unanimously supported" the former as the new legislature party leader, a top NPF leader said on Thursday.

The ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) on Sunday affirmed not to withdraw any candidate from the February 1 elections to Urban Local Bodies in the state in the face of the boycott call and warning of ex-communications to candidates by different tribal organisations in Nagaland.

The Congress had also moved for their disqualification from the state Assembly on September 4.