ECI declares NPP as national party

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJune 7, 2019

SHILLONG: The  National People’s Party (NPP) has been declared as a national party by the Election Commission of India.  

“…the Commission has granted recognition to the NPP as a national party. Further, as per the request of the party, the symbol ‘Book’ has been allotted as the reserved symbol for the NPP,” an order issued by the ECI secretary Pramod Kumar Sharma said on Friday. 

It said the NPP was already a recognized state party in the states of Meghalaya, Manipur and Nagaland and after its recognition as state party in Arunachal Pradesh, it has become a recognized state party in four states. 

“Thus, the party has fulfilled the eligibility condition for being recognized as national party as laid down in the paragraph 6B (iii) (the party is recognized as state party in at least four states),” the order said. 

The order also stated that the review of poll performance of the NPP in the general election to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh, 2019 shows that the candidates set up by the party have polled 14.55% of the valid votes polled and in addition the party has won 5 of 60 seats. 

It is seen from the poll performance of the party that it has fulfilled the requirements for recognition as state party in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. 

The NPP is also leading the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government. In Meghalaya, the party is having 21 MLAs in the 60-member Assembly.