Nation

Guwahati: The future of the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) — the BJP-led coalition of non-Congress parties in the region formed in 2016 — now appears uncertain and increasingly fragile in light of the new regional political formation announced by leaders such as Conrad K. Sangma, Pradyot Manikya, Daniel Langthasa, and Mmhonlumo Kikon.

NEDA was originally conceived by the BJP as a mechanism to expand its presence in the Northeast by bringing together diverse regional parties under a single umbrella.

Under the leadership of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, NEDA successfully united parties like the NDPP in Nagaland, the NPP in Meghalaya, the MNF in Mizoram, and the AGP in Assam. For nearly a decade, it provided the BJP with a steady foothold in a region where the par

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