title: Democratic Alliance of Nagaland
text: # Democratic Alliance of Nagaland
  
  The Democratic Alliance of Nagaland is a state level coalition of political parties in Nagaland. It headed the Nagaland government with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It is formed in 2003 after Nagaland Legislative Assembly election with Naga People's Front (NPF) and BJP. The alliance is in power in Nagaland since 2003.
  
  ## Present Members and Seats in Nagaland Assembly
  
  | No | Party | Current No. of MLAs in Nagaland Assembly |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party | 41 |
  | 2 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12 |
  | 3 | Independent | 1 |
  | - | Total | 54 |
  
  ## Chief Ministers
  
  | No | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Days in office |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Neiphiu Rio | 6 March 2003 | 3 January 2008 | Nagaland People's Front | 1767 days |
  | (1) | Neiphiu Rio | 12 March 2008 | 24 May 2014 | Nagaland People's Front | 2264 days |
  | 2 | T. R. Zeliang | 24 May 2014 | 22 February 2017 | Nagaland People's Front | 1005 days |
  | 3 | Shurhozelie Liezietsu | 22 February 2017 | 19 July 2017 | Nagaland People's Front | 147 days |
  | (2) | T. R. Zeliang | 19 July 2017 | 8 March 2018 | Nagaland People's Front | 232 days |
  
  ## Indian general election, 2014
  
  Chief Minister of Nagaland that time, Neiphiu Rio has been chosen as the candidate of Democratic Alliance of Nagaland's for the lone Lok Sabha constituency of the state. Rio defeated closest Indian National Congress rival K.V. Pusa by 4,00,225 votes, which is the second highest winning margin after Narendra Modi in the country.
  
  