North-East Democratic Alliance | |
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Abbreviation | NEDA |
Leader |
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Lok Sabha Leader | Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India and Leader of the House in Lok Sabha) |
Rajya Sabha Leader | Piyush Goyal (Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha and Union Central Minister) |
Founded | 2016 |
Ideology |
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Political position |
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Slogan | Eight States. One Force.[2] |
ECI Status | Recognised |
Alliance | NDA (National) |
Seats in Lok Sabha | 16 / 25
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Seats in Rajya Sabha | 12 / 14
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Seats in State Legislative Assemblies | 374 / 498
Eight North-eastern States |
Number of states and union territories in government | 7 / 8
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The North-East Democratic Alliance (abbr. NEDA) is a political coalition that was formed on May 24, 2016, by Bharatiya Janata Party. The motive of the new political front was to unite non-Congress parties in Northeast India .Himanta Biswa Sarma was appointed as the convenor of the front.[9]