The Manipur Peoples Party (MPP) is a

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in the

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n state of

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

. MPP was founded on 26 December 1968 by a group of dissidents from the

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. At the February 2007 Manipur state elections, the party received 5 of the 60 seats

Currently it is a part of

North-East Regional Political Front The North-East Regional Political Front (NERPF) was a political coalition that was formed on 21 October 2013 by eleven political parties in Northeast India. The motive of the new political front was to protect the interest of the people of the regi ...

consisting of political parties of the northeast which has supported the

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List of Chief Ministers

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List of Chief Ministers

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