Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party celebrated its 8th Foundation Day at the NDPP Headquarters in Chümoukedima on May 17. (Photo Courtesy: NDPP/X)
DIMAPUR, MAY 17 (MExN): On the occasion of the party’s 8th foundation day, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) president greeted the people of Nagaland on behalf of all its party men and women.
“Having been founded on the 17th of May 2017 with the principles and motto of “Facta non Verba”, Deeds not Words, the NDPP as a political party has come a long way in the short eight years of our existence and for this we continue to give all praise, glory and honor to God almighty for having brought us thus far,” the message from the NDPP president Chingwang Konyak read.
Chingwang stated that NDPP was established in consonance with the desires of the people of the State to have a change from the existing political parties. It is with this vision of change that we the founding members decided to start a new political party, regional identity with a global outlook.
“The journey from our inception till today has been challenging, yet we have prevailed because of the dedication and hard work of all the party men and women who have stood steadfast with the leadership in ensuring that the Party achieves our goals and targets. The success of the NDPP will also not have been possible without the resounding support and confidence reposed on us by the people of the State and for this we remain ever grateful and indebted to each and every citizen of Nagaland for their unwavering support and help,” the message said.
Chingwang recalled that the last eight years have witnessed two general elections (2018 & 2023), and bye-elections to the NLA where it witnessed uncontested victory for NDPP in few of the seats, as well as the bye-election to the 1 Nagaland parliamentary constituency (2018) and two Lok Sabha elections (2019 & 2024).
In all these, despite being a new and untested political party, the NDPP has managed to overcome all odds and emerged victorious with results for the 18th Lok Sabha 2024 yet to be announced. The success of the Party can only be attributed to God and the dedicated, loyal and concerted efforts and sacrifices of the entire rank and file of the NDPP collectively, he went on to state.
On the occasion, the NDPP president also expressed gratitude to its alliance partner, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for standing firm in their commitment and support of the alliance despite the numerous challenges faced. “It is our firm belief that this partnership will only grow from strength to strength in the days to come,” Chingwang added.
Despite the success of the Party, there are still many challenges and goals to be achieved in order to deliver on our commitments to the people of the State, Chingwang stated while requesting the citizens to continue their support of the NDPP and the Government and work unitedly in taking Nagaland towards a state of excellence.
