The Kuki People's Alliance ( KPA) is an Indian state-level political party in
Manipur
Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...
. The Party has 2 MLAs in
Manipur Legislative Assembly
The Manipur Legislative Assembly is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Manipur.
Description
The seat of the Manipur Legislative Assembly is at Imphal, the capital of the sta ...
, making it, largest opposition party in
Manipur
Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...
after
Congress
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. The party's logo has interesting symbols of
Hornbill
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and
Star of David
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A derivation of the Seal of Solomon was used for decora ...
, with quote ''"Integrity, Development, Coexistence",'' the
Star of David
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A derivation of the Seal of Solomon was used for decora ...
.
History
KPA was formed by former
Indian Foreign Service officer Tongmang Haokip and Wilson L Hangshing on 12 January 2022.
Electoral performance
The party won 2 seats in the
2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Elections in Manipur, Manipur from 2022 elections in India, 28 February to 5 March 2022 in two phases, to elect List of constituencies of the Manipur Legislative Assembly, 60 members of the Manipur Leg ...
. The KPA is mainly based on the interests of the
. KPA supported
BJP in
Manipur
Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...
and became an ally of
BJP in its
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...
. KPA withdraw support from Biren Singh government in August 2023 citing the reason as failure of
NDA government in
2023 Manipur violence
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.
References
Political parties in Manipur
Political parties established in 2022
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