Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) parliamentary board has unanimously resolved to award party ticket to former minister and present advisor to chief minister Dr. Chumben Murry for the elections to the lone parliamentary seat of Nagaland.
NDPP through its media and communication committee informed that the decision was taken at the meeting of the NDPP parliamentary board held in the NDPP Headquarters, Kohima on March 2, 2024.
The party has appealed to all the sections of the people and all the political parties to continue to extend support to the People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) government and PDA consensus candidate in the forthcoming elections.
The meeting, chaired by NDPP parliamentary board convenor and chief minister Neiphiu Rio and co-chaired by NDPP president Chingwang Konyak, deliberated on the forthcoming elections to the Lok Sabha and the necessary preparations to be undertaken to face the ensuing elections.
At the meeting, the house congratulated the state government under the leadership of the chief minister for the series of new initiatives and achievements that Nagaland has made in the present tenure. The board also appreciated the chief minister for the “visionary” state budget that was recently passed in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly.
It maintained that the new initiatives and policy announcements of the budget were bound to have positive impact on the economy of the State and would especially be beneficial for the youth of Nagaland.
Further, the board expressed appreciation to all the political parties and leaders who were part of the opposition-less government and were extending support to the leadership of the chief minister and the PDA government.
The board lauded the alliance partner, the BJP under the leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National president JP Nadda for the support extended to the PDA government and maintaining the positive spirit of the alliance.