19-1134: On Misplaced Pages, NPF may refer to Special:NewPagesFeed . NPF may refer to: Naga People's Front , a regional political party in Nagaland and Manipur, India National Park Foundation The National Patriotic Front (Zimbabwe) , a political party in Zimbabwe The National Policy Forum of the British Labour Party The National Press Foundation National Pro Fastpitch , an American professional women's softball league NPF (firewall) , NetBSD's new stateful packet filter The Network Processing Forum National Progressive Front (Iraq) National Progressive Front (Syria) The National Psoriasis Foundation Neopentylene fluorophosphate , an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor Neuropsychiatric Forum Nigeria Police Force Nineveh Plain Forces ,
38-708: A military organization formed in 2015 by indigenous Assyrian Christians in Iraq North Preston's Finest New Popular Front , a left-wing alliance in France Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title NPF . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NPF&oldid=1233308994 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
57-562: A very young age. He had headed many organisations before becoming the Chief Minister of Nagaland. He served as the President of Kohima District United Democratic Front (UDF) Youth Wing in 1974. He was also appointed the Chairman of Northern Angami Area Council in 1984. He also had been the honorary Vice-President of Indian Red Cross Society Nagaland branch. On entering politics, Rio contested
76-634: Is Kuzholuzo Nienu . On 22 March 2004, the NPF absorbed the Nagaland Democratic Party . Prior to October 2002, the party was known as Nagaland People's Council (NPC). The name of the party was changed from Nagaland People's Council (NPC) to Naga People's Front (NPF) in the Ninth General Convention held at Kohima in October 2002. This historic decision found wide acceptance among the people of
95-884: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Naga People%27s Front The Naga People's Front ( NPF ) is a regional political party in Nagaland , Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh . It headed the Nagaland government with the Bharatiya Janata Party , as part of the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland from 2003 to 2018. NPF is coalition partner of N. Biren Singh ministry led BJP government in Manipur . The party ideology includes Conservative Christianity , thus encouraging it. It demands and supports greater autonomy for Naga areas and Naga cultural Nationalism. Apong Pongener
114-648: Is the President of the party. [1] Awangbow Newmai is State unit President of the party in Manipur while Losii Dikho is the Legislature Party Leader of NPF in Manipur Legislative Assembly . Neiphiu Rio , the Lok Sabha member from the lone constituency of Nagaland was the leader of the party till 16 January 2018. T. R. Zeliang became the party leader till April 29, 2022. The current party leader
133-523: The NDA. Currently, the NPF is a part of North-East Regional Political Front consisting of political parties of the northeast which has supported the National Democratic Alliance (India) . On 11 May 2015, all of the assembly's Congress MLAs joined the NPF. Forty-six MLAs from the 60 member Nagaland Legislative Assembly are from the NPF. The opposition, Congress, is represented by 18 MLAs and
152-508: The Naga People's Front joined the BJP led NEDA. On 18 May 2019, NPF pulled out of NDA Government in Manipur. After 2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election , NPF rejoined NDA Government in Manipur. On October 21, 2023 Apong Pongener was elected as President of Naga People's Front. [2] In June 2024, the NPF reaffirmed its support for the BJP government in Manipur . The aims and objectives of
171-608: The Naga Peoples Front are: Neiphiu Rio Neiphiu Guolhoulie Rio (born 11 November 1950) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 9th and current Chief Minister of Nagaland since 2018 , previously 2003 to 2014 and from 2018 till date. He is the only Nagaland Chief Minister to have served five consecutive terms, and is the longest serving Chief Minister of Nagaland. He was also a Member of Parliament from Nagaland in Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2018. Neiphiu Guolhoulie Rio
190-819: The Nagaland Assembly elections of 1987 unsuccessfully as an Independent Candidate. Rio was first elected to Nagaland Legislative Assembly as Congress (I) candidate from the Northern Angami-II constituency during the 7th General Elections of 1989. He was appointed the Minister for Sports and School Education and subsequently as Minister for Higher & Technical Education and Art & Culture; also served as Chairman in Nagaland Industrial Development Corporation, Nagaland Khadi & Village Industries Board and Development Authority of Nagaland. Rio
209-627: The country and the rest of the world will not only understand the Nagas’ story but also the want for lasting peace." Rio has played a key role in setting up the Music Task Force, the first music industry in the country. He was awarded The Mother Teresa Millennium award for his outstanding leadership and contributions to politics in Kolkata in the year 2007. Rio is married to Kaisa Rio. Together they have five daughters and one son. His brother Zhaleo Rio
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#1732847990595228-652: The election on 19 July 2012. When the Nagaland Post asked the Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio whether the support extended to the presidential candidate was also "issue based" as the NPF-led DAN was supporting the UPA government at the centre on the same line, the Chief Minister said that his party was supporting the UPA and hence it was the right perspective that the DAN legislators also support UPA’s presidential nominee. NPF's main opposition in
247-681: The legislative assembly is the Indian National Congress party. Although the Naga People's Front has local arrangements with the NDA it previously had not support either the NDA or the UPA in the central government where it has one MP in the Lok Sabha . For the 2014 General Election, the North-East Regional Political Front (NERPF), a consortium of 10 regional parties, including the Naga People's Front announced their support for
266-565: The rest of the assembly consists of seven independent MLAs. In May 2016, after the Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance formed its first government in Assam , a new alliance called the North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) was formed with Himanta Biswa Sarma as its convener. The Chief Ministers of the north eastern states of Sikkim , Assam , Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland too belong to this alliance. Thus,
285-424: The state branch of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under his leadership to form the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN), a coalition which won the 2003 state elections, bringing the 10-year-long rule of the Indian National Congress in the state to an end. Rio subsequently took office as Chief Minister on 6 March 2003. Before completing his first term, Rio was dismissed as Chief Minister when President's Rule
304-458: The state, as a popular wish of the state was to modify the leadership of the state and make it more inclusive. In Nagaland, both the ruling Naga People's Front and the opposition party, the UPA , supported Pranab Mukherjee during the 2012 presidential election. Mukherjee held a meeting with Neiphiu Rio and DAN legislators in Dimapur where NPF leaders formally endorsed their support. Mukherjee won
323-523: Was again elected from the same Constituency in 1993 as Congress (I) candidate and appointed Minister for Works & Housing. As a member of the Indian National Congress , Rio was Nagaland's Home Minister as part of the cabinet headed by S. C. Jamir from 1998 till 2002 when he resigned from the ministry accusing Chief Minister S. C. Jamir of blocking a negotiated settlement of the vexed Naga issue . After his resignation, Rio joined Naga People's Front which partnered with other Naga regionalist parties and
342-431: Was born on 11 November 1950 to an Angami Naga family from Tuophema. His mother and father were Kevilhouü and Guolhoulie Rio. He received his early education from Baptist English School, Kohima and Sainik School, Purulia , West Bengal. He attended college at St Joseph's College, Darjeeling and later graduated from Kohima Arts College. An active student leader during his School and College days, Rio entered politics at
361-515: Was imposed in Nagaland on 3 January 2008. However, his party emerged as the single largest party in the ensuing elections and Rio, as the leader of DAN, was invited by the state Governor to form the government on 12 March 2008. During the 2013 Nagaland State elections, NPF won a thumping majority and Rio was re-elected as Chief Minister for a third term. At a memorial service in Kohima for the victims of 2021 Nagaland killings , Rio said "I am hopeful that
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