Nagaland needs a strong regional party, says Rising People's Party

DIMAPUR: The Rising People's Party (RPP) said Nagaland requires a strong regional party to protect the interest of the state. With the Naga People's Front (NPF) "rendered crippled" and the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) "soon to be extinct", the Nagas are entering an era of fear and confusion, the RPP said in a statement on Sunday.

The party quoted a senior journalist based in New Delhi who wrote on July 31, 2022, "In 2023, after election, the NDPP may merge with the BJP, that is, if at all the alliance comes to power." The NDPP has not refuted this news, it said. It said if this information is correct, CM Neiphiu Rio and 41 NDPP MLAs are now basically "karyakartas" of the BJP.