title: Political parties in Nagaland
text: # Political parties in Nagaland
  
  ## Major National Parties
  
  * Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
  * Indian National Congress (INC)
  
  ## Major Regional Parties
  
  * Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) of Neiphiu Rio and Chingwang Konyak
  * Naga People's Front (NPF)
  
  ## Minor National-Level Parties
  
  * National People's Party (NPP) found by late P. A. Sangma
  * Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
  * Janata Dal (United) (JDU) led by Nitish Kumar
  * Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
  * Republican Party of India (RPI) led by Ramdas Athawale
  * Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) led by Ram Vilas Paswan
  * Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led by Arvind Kejriwal
  * Communist Party of India (CPI)
  
  ## Minor Regional Parties
  
  * Naga National Democratic Party (NNDP)
  * United Naga Democratic Party (UNDP)
  
  ## Defunct Political Parties
  
  * National Convention of Nagaland {merged with Naga Peoples Convention}
  * Naga Peoples Convention {merged with Naga Nationalist Organisation}
  * Naga Nationalist Organisation (NNO) {merged with Congress}
  * Naga People's Party {merged with Nagaland People's Council}
  * Democratic Labour Party
  * United Democratic Front (UDF) {merged into Naga National Democratic Party
  * United Democratic Front - Progressive (UDF-P) {merged with Congress}
  * Nagaland People's Council (NPC) {renamed as Naga Peoples Front}
  * Nagaland Peoples Party (NPP) {merged with Naga Peoples Front}
  * Nagaland Democratic Party (NDP) {merged with Naga Peoples Front}
  * Naga National Party (NNP) {merged into Naga National Democratic Party}
  * Nationalist Democratic Movement (NDM) {merged with BJP}
  * Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) {renamed as Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party}
  * Nagaland Congress (NC) {merged with NPP}
  