Overview
- Conrad K. Sangma, Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma, Mmhonlumo Kikon and Daniel Langthasa announced the platform in New Delhi under a banner reading “One North East,” with the formal name to be decided.
- NPP, TIPRA Motha and Assam’s People’s Party signaled intentions to merge into one entity, while saying the new force would contest elections independently.
- Leaders said they remain within the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance for now, framing the initiative as a unified regional voice rather than an anti-BJP front.
- The stated agenda centers on protecting indigenous land and property rights, defending Sixth Schedule safeguards, preventing cross-border infiltration and combating racial discrimination.
- Early reactions were mixed, with Congress calling it a response to NEDA’s failures, the VPP dismissing it as unrealistic, the UDP taking a wait-and-see stance and the BJP in Assam downplaying its impact.