Political parties in Nagaland explained

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)

Minor Regional Parties

• Naga National Democratic Party (NNDP)
• Rising People's Party (RPP)^[1]
• United Naga Democratic Party (UNDP)

Defunct Political Parties

• • • National Convention of Nagaland Naga Peoples Convention Naga Nationalist Organisation (NNO)
  • Naga People's Party Democratic Labour Party
• United Democratic Front (UDF)

Notes and References

1. News: 2024-02-05 . Rising People’s Party declares intent to ‘participate meaningfully’ in Lok Sabha election 2024 . 2024-04-24 . en-US.