About & history
- Abbreviation
- NPP
- Founded
- 2013
- Founder(s)
- P. A. Sangma
- Main base
- Meghalaya
- Status
- National party (ECI)
Founded by former Lok Sabha Speaker P. A. Sangma in 2013. It is based in Meghalaya and became the first party from the North-East to be recognised as a national party (2019).
Milestones
- 2013 Founded by P. A. Sangma
- 2019 Recognised as a national party
Election record at a glance
- Contested 5 Lok Sabha general elections under this name, from 1991 to 2024.
- First won Lok Sabha seats in 2014 (1). Best result: 1 seats in 2019. Total seats won across all elections: 2.
- Highest vote share: 0.10% in 2014.
- In 2024 it contested 3 seats in 2 states/UTs and won 0, with 0.06% of all votes polled.
Lok Sabha record, 1952–2024
In Tamil Nadu
Lok Sabha 2024 — state-wise
Lok Sabha MPs elected in 2024
Rajya Sabha members now
Sources: Election Commission of India (Lok Sabha results 1951–2024); Digital Sansad (Rajya Sabha). Vote share = party votes ÷ all votes polled (incl. NOTA from 2014). Party history is a short summary.