Naga Political Issue

Nagaland braces for neck and neck fight with NPF bagging 21 seats, NDPP-BJP winning 19 constituencies

A neck and neck fight is on in Nagaland where the ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) has bagged 21 seats so far and the NDPP-BJP alliance captured 19 constituencies.

As Nagaland goes to poll, voters hope for peaceful resolution of decades-old insurgency, respite from illegal taxes

For people in Nagaland, the upcoming Assembly election is likely to be about voting a stable government to power to facilitate peace talks on the Naga political issue

Kiren Rijiju rubbishes allegations of BJP being anti-Christian party at Nagaland election rally

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju on Monday rubbished opponents charge of BJP being "anti-Christian" in the state and said the party was clear that interest of the majority Christian people have to be protected at all cost.

Nagaland Assembly polls: First batch of 22 contestants files nomination on penultimate day

Of the 22 nominations filed, seven were from the ruling NPF, six from the BJP, eight from the newly-floated Nagaland Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and one from the JD(U), Nagaland CEO Abhijit Sinha said

Nagaland Assembly polls: No candidates file papers for election on third day of filing of nomination

The Chief Electoral Officer of Nagaland, Abhijit Sinha, said no candidate had filed nominations for the election so far. The last date of filing of nominations is 7 February

Nagaland bandh begins in parts of state amidst tight security weeks ahead of Assembly election

A 12-hour bandh called by the Core Committee of Nagaland Tribal Hohos and Civil Organisations (CCNTHCO) began in parts of Nagaland on Thursday amidst tight security.

Nagaland tribal outfits ask BJP to clear stand on political issue, come clean on finding a solution

Naga tribal organisations have asked the BJP's state unit, which backed out of a joint declaration for not contesting the Assembly polls, to come clean on whether it was committed to finding a solution to the vexed Naga political issue.

Nagaland Assembly Election: Poll process will not be hampered by joint declaration, CEO Abhijit Sinha says

The 27 February Nagaland polls will not be hampered by the joint declaration by political parties to stay away and there will be no change in the schedule, state Chief Electoral Officer Abhijit Sinha said

NPF and BJP to work out seat-sharing formula for 27 February Nagaland Assembly elections

The ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) and the BJP have agreed to work out modalities for seat sharing for the upcoming Nagaland Assembly election

NPF asks ally BJP to set timeline for resolving political crisis in Nagaland, after Ram Madhav said Assembly polls would fetch solutions

A day after the ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) in Nagaland decided to reinstate its ties with the BJP, a senior state minister on Wednesday asked the saffron party to come out with the "exact timeline" of bringing to rest the vexed Naga political issue