India’s Northeast has never been monolithic, its political and cultural landscape is a vibrant mix of tribes, identities, languages, and aspirations. Yet, recent political developments have signalled an unprecedented shift in how this region seeks to project itself on the national stage. The convergence of powerful regional voices, including Meghalaya’s Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma (NPP), Tripura’s royal scion Pradyot Manikya Debbarma (TIPRA Motha), and Assam-based grassroots leader Daniel Langthasa, among others, marks what may be the beginning of a unified political force beyond the hegemony of the BJP-led North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA).

This shift raises a pivotal question: Is this new alignment set to contest the political dominance of Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sa

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