Nine regional parties have become members of the North East Democratic Alliance, NEDA. The Convenor of the Alliance Mr Himanta Biswa Sarma told AIR that three parties from Assam including Asom Gana Parishad and two parties from Meghalaya have become part of it. He said, one each from Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim were also included in the alliance.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports that the first convention of the North East Democratic Alliance, which is a part of National Democratic Alliance will be held in Guwahati next month. The fundamental aim of the alliance is to work unitedly for the development of North East region.

Nine regional parties have become members of the North East Democratic Alliance,NEDA. The Convenor of the alliance Himanta Biswa Sarma told AIR that three parties from Assam including Asom Gana Parishad and two parties from Meghalaya became part of it. <br/><br/>One each from Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim also included in the alliance. He said that the first convention of the alliance will be held in Guwahati. North East Democratic Alliance is an arm of the ruling National Democratic Alliance.