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{{Infobox Indian Political Party
| party_name = People's Party of Arunachal
|colorcode = #026D37
|logo =
| president = [[Nabam Vivek]]
| founder = [[Bakin Pertin]]
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|p=y|1977|04|10}}
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|543|hex=#026D37}}
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|245|hex=#026D37}}
| state_seats_name = [[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Arunachal Pradesh]]
| state_seats = {{Composition bar|6|60|hex=#026D37}}
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] (2016–2018), (2024–present)
| ideology = [[Regionalism (politics)|Regionalism]]<br />[[Citizenship Amendment Act protests|Anti-]][[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019|CAA]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2019/03/31/statehood-act-at-core-of-ppas-manifesto/ | title=Statehood Act at core of PPA's manifesto &#124; the Arunachal Times | date=31 March 2019 }}</ref>
| headquarters = Mowb-II, Near AG office [[Itanagar]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| symbol = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Maize.svg|150px|Maize]]
| eci = State Party<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification 1349 Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| website = [http://peoplespartyofarunachal.com/about-ppa// People's Party of Arunachal]
}}

'''Peoples Party of Arunachal''' is a regional political party in the [[India]]n state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. It was founded in September 1977 by [[Bakin Pertin]], Oken Lego and [[James Lowangcha Wanglat|L. Wanglat]] as president, Vice President and General Secretary of the party. Tomo Riba resigned from PK Thungon government of Congress Party and joined PPA as Vice President of the party. Currently, [[Kamen Ringu]] is the chairman of the party. They were in power in [[Arunachal]] until all of their MLAs defected back to [[Indian National Congress]].

On 16 September 2016, 43 MLAs from the ruling party, under the CM [[Pema Khandu]], left [[Indian National Congress]] to join  People's Party of Arunachal party, in alliance with [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. In December 2016, CM Pema Khandu proved majority on the floor with 33 of the People's Party of Arunachal's 43 legislators joining the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] as the BJP party increased its strength to 45 and secured an absolute majority.

== History ==

Following the election of Pertin as Member of Parliament, a meeting was organized in [[Pasighat]] in April 1977. In this meeting, the PPA constitution was drafted under the Chairmanship of L. Wanglat who joined Pertin and Oken Lego. He was Congress General Secretary of Tirap District and also Pradesh Organiser of Seva Dal in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. After the Peoples Party of Arunachal was formed,<ref>Modi, Milorai. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ynUPAQAAMAAJ The Millangs]''. Itanagar: Himalayan Publishers, 2007. p. 90</ref><ref name="begi">Begi, Joram. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=CgcfXjMcgZkC&pg=PA17 Education in Arunachal Pradesh Since 1947: Constraints, Opportunities, Initiatives and Needs]''. New Delhi: Mittal Publ, 2007. p. 17</ref> Pertin became the president of the new party.<ref>Johsi, H. G. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=gGGAyVQJTRwC&pg=PA126 Arunachal Pradesh: Past and Present]''. New Delhi, India: Mittal Publications, 2005. p. 126</ref> Whilst being the leader of PPA, Pertin continued to be linked to the [[Janata Party]] which was then in government in [[Delhi]].<ref>Shiv Lal. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=6MslAAAAMAAJ Elections Under the Janata Rule]''. New Delhi: Election Archives, 1978. p. 21</ref> Pertin had the status of being an 'associated' member of the [[Janata Party]]. He later broke his links with the [[Janata Party]] after Congress Party led by CM P.K Thungon merged en-blocked with the Janata Party. Bakin Partin joined INC as an associate member in Parliament while still keeping PPA in Arunachal Pradesh. He was close to Indira Gandhi. Bakin Partin was the first MP to demand the dissolution of the House and called for fresh election <ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=rSVBAQAAIAAJ Organiser]'', Vol. 30. Bharat Prakashan., 1978. p. 33</ref><ref>Gurmit Singh. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=jCtuAAAAMAAJ Failures of Akali Leadership]''. Sirsa, Haryana: Usha Institute of Religious Studies, 1981. p. 215</ref>

In 1979, PPA MLA and former Congress Minister Tomo Riba became the first PPA Chief Minister. It was a short-lived government spanning from September 1979 to November 1979 with a total of 47 days. A general election was announced in 1980, Arunachal Pradesh State election was included with the general election to elect the Union Territory MLAs. PPA of Tomo Riba and INC of PK Thungon won 13 each in a house of 30 seats. The rest 6 seats were PPA supported independent members. With Indira Gandhi coming back to Power PPA the first associate of INC became the first victim with its President Bakin Partin losing his MP seat from 2 East MP Constituency with most of its members and independent joining INC Party in Arunachal Pradesh. After this party had little success in [[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].

In 1996, [[Tomo Riba]] left the party and joined  Gegong Apang camp. Both the leaders had months of deliberation before Tomo Riba and Gegong Apang patched up their political differences. Tomo Riba contested the West Parliamentary election as independent candidate 1996 and became member of the 11th Lok Sabha with the support of Gegong Apang although Apang was Congress Chief Minister in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Currently, it is a part of [[North-East Regional Political Front]] consisting of political parties of the northeast which has supported the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)]].

In December 2015, 30 dissident [[Indian National Congress]] MLAs including chief minister, [[Kalikho Pul]] joined Peoples Party of Arunachal and formed the government along with [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/51270076.cms|title=Arunachal Pradesh: Two deputy chief minister in Kalikho Pul's cabinet|first=Bikash|last=Singh|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=5 March 2016 }}</ref>

In May 2016, after the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] led [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] formed its first government in [[Assam]], a new alliance called the [[North-East Democratic Alliance]] (NEDA) was formed with [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]] as its convener. The Chief Ministers of the north eastern states of [[Sikkim]], [[Assam]] and [[Nagaland]] too belong to this alliance. Thus, the People's Party of Arunachal joined the BJP led NEDA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/amit-shah-holds-meeting-with-northeast-cms-forms-alliance/story-YDYLQ6YsImuzZOQ6Zev5MO.html|title=Amit Shah holds meeting with northeast CMs, forms alliance|date=25 May 2016|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

All of the 30 MLAs returned to [[Indian National Congress]] on 16 July 2016 and [[Pema Khandu]] was sworn in as the [[Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh]].

On 16 September 2016, 43 MLAs from the ruling party, under the CM [[Pema Khandu]], left [[Indian National Congress]] to join  People's Party of Arunachal party, in alliance with [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Though [[Pema Khandu]] is still the Chief minister, it is soon expected that either a coalition government will be formed with BJP as the speaker of assembly has also changed sides with the CM, or that the Indian Government will dissolve the state assembly for a fresh general elections.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/cong-loses-arunachal-2-months-after-it-got-it-43-of-44-mlas-defect-3034803/|title=Congress loses Arunachal two months after it got it, 43 of 44 MLAs defect|date=26 October 2016}}</ref>

In October 2016, [[Pema Khandu]], [[Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh]] formally joined hands with [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], making [[Arunachal Pradesh]] 14th state to have BJP in power,<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/tamiyo-taga-sworn-in-as-cabinet-minister-of-arunachal-pradesh-116101400605_1.html|title=Tamiyo Taga sworn-in as Cabinet minister of Arunachal Pradesh|last=ANI|date=2016-10-14|newspaper=Business Standard India|access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref> and with this new coalition, [[Tamiyo Taga]] sworn in as Cabinet minister of [[Arunachal Pradesh]].<ref name="auto"/>

On 21 December 2016 [[Pema Khandu]] was suspended from the party by the party president [[Kahfa Bengia]] and [[Takam Pario]] was named as the next likely [[Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh]] replacing Khandu after People's Party of Arunachal suspended Khandu along with 6 other MLAs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/takam-pario-to-be-new-chief-minister-of-arunachal-pradesh-ppa-chairman-says/articleshow/56250761.cms|title=Takam Pario: After Pema Khandu's suspension, Takam Pario likely to be new Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh &#124; India News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=30 December 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/takam-pario-likely-to-be-arunachal-cm-in-2017-after-ppa-suspends-pema-khandu-6-mlas-3180414.html|title=Takam Pario likely to be Arunachal CM in 2017 after PPA suspends Pema Khandu, 6 MLAs |date=30 December 2016|website=Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/takam-pario-the-richest-mla-may-replace-pema-khandu-as-arunachal-pradesh-cm/story-vqnTyUSc01QcqOExcc9ueM.html|title=Takam Pario, the richest Arunachal MLA, may replace Pema Khandu as CM|date=30 December 2016|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

In December 2016, Pema Khandu proved majority on the floor with 33 of the People's Party of Arunachal's 43 legislators joining the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] as the BJP party increased its strength to 45 and it has the support of two independents.  He became second [[Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh]] of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in [[Arunachal Pradesh]] after 44 days lead [[Gegong Apang]] government in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/in-arunachal-cm-pema-khandu-wins-musical-chairs-game-for-bjp-4453844/|title=In Arunachal, CM Pema Khandu wins musical chairs game for BJP|date=1 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/arunachal-shifting-to-bjp-pema-khandu-drops-3-ministers-2-advisors-5-parliamentary-secretaries-4455888/|title=Arunachal: Shifting to BJP, Pema Khandu drops 3 ministers, 2 advisors, 5 parliamentary secretaries|date=3 January 2017}}</ref>

==List of presidents==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Style="background-color:#026D37; color:white" | S.no
! Style="background-color:#026D37; color:white" | President 
! Style="background-color:#026D37; color:white" colspan=3 | Term
|- 
!1.
|[[Kamen Ringu]]
|November 2003
|10 April 2015
|12 years
|-
!2.
|Kahfa Bengia
|10 April 2015
|7 December 2024
|{{age in years and days|2015|4|10|2024|12|7}}
|-
!3.
|[[Nabam Vivek]]
|7 December 2024
|'''Incumbent'''
|{{age in years and days|2024|12|7|}}
|-
|}

== Electoral history ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" width=60%
|-
! Style="background-color:#026D37; color:white" |Elections
! Style="background-color:#026D37; color:white" |MLAs Elected 
! Style="background-color:#026D37; color:white" |Contested
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[1978 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 8
| style="text-align: center;" | 21
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[1980 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 13
| style="text-align: center;" | 28
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[1984 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 4
| style="text-align: center;" | 13
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[1990 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 0
| style="text-align: center;" | 0
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[1995 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 0
| style="text-align: center;" | 0
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[1999 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 0
| style="text-align: center;" | 0
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2004 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 0
| style="text-align: center;" | 0
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2009 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 4
| style="text-align: center;" | 10
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Congress wins 42 assembly seats in Arunachal Pradesh|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/XmicMdiVYMPUB6CJYRhE2J/Congress-leading-in-6-PPA-BJP-in-2-assembly-seats-in-Aruna.html|publisher=live mint|access-date=25 February 2016|language=en|date=17 May 2014}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;" | 5 
| style="text-align: center;" | 16 
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2019 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2019|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11675-arunachal-pradesh-legislative-assembly-election-2019/|publisher=ECI|access-date=14 June 2020|language=en|date=24 May 2019}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
| style="text-align: center;" | 9
|-
|style="text-align: center;" | [[2024 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
|style="text-align: center;" | 2
|style="text-align: center;" | 11
|}

==List of chief ministers==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Style="background-color:#026D37; color:white" | No
! Style="background-color:#026D37; color:white" | Name
! Style="background-color:#026D37; color:white" |Portrait
! Style="background-color:#026D37; color:white"  colspan="2" | Term of office
! Style="background-color:#026D37; color:white" | Days in office
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
!1.
| [[Tomo Riba]]
|
| 18 September 1979
| 3 November 1979
| {{ayd|1979|9|18|1979|11|3}}
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
!2.
| [[Kalikho Pul]]
|
| 19 February 2016
| 13 July 2016
| {{ayd|2016|2|19|2016|7|13}}
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
!3.
| [[Pema Khandu]]
|
| 16 September 2016
| 31 December 2016
| {{ayd|2016|9|16|2016|12|31}}
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
|}

== Members of Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="4" |Members of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
|-
!Year
!Sr.
no.
!Name
!Constituency
|-
! rowspan="8" |[[File:India Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1978.svg|thumb|[[1978 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]]]
|'''1.'''
|[[Tara Payeng]]
|[[Toksing Taliha Assembly Constituency|Toksing Taliha]]
|-
|'''2.'''
|[[Lijum Ronya]]
|[[Along North Assembly Constituency|Along North]]
|-
|'''3.'''
|[[Tomo Riba]]
|[[Basar Assembly constituency|Basar]]
|-
|'''4.'''
|[[Sutem Tasung]]
|[[Palin Assembly constituency|Palin]]
|-
|'''5.'''
|[[Onyok Rome]]
|[[Mariyang Mebo Assembly Constituency|Mariyang Mebo]]
|-
|'''6.'''
|[[Aken Lego]]
|[[Roing Assembly constituency|Roing]]
|-
|'''7.'''
|[[Jungpum Jugli]]
|[[Noadehing Nampong Assembly Constituency|Noadehing Nampong]]
|-
|'''8.'''
|[[Sijen Kongkang]]
|[[Khonsa South Assembly Constituency|Khonsa South]]
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="4" |Members of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
|-
!Year
!Sr.
no.
!Name
!Constituency
|-
! rowspan="13" |[[File:India Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1980.svg|thumb|[[1980 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]]]
|'''1.'''
|[[Karma Wangohu]]
|[[Tawang 1 Assembly Constituency|Tawang 1]]
|-
|'''2.'''
|Tsering Tashi
|[[Tawang 2 Assembly Constituency|Tawang 2]] 
|-
|'''3.'''
|[[Sinam Dususow Bomdila]]
|[[Bomdila Assembly constituency|Bomdila]]
|-
|'''4.'''
|[[Nyari Welly]]
|[[Seppa Assembly Constituency|Seppa]] 
|-
|'''5.'''
|[[Boa Tame]]
|[[Raga Tali Assembly Constituency|Raga Tali]]
|-
|'''6.'''
|[[Tumpakete]]
|[[Along South Assembly Constituency|Along South]]
|-
|'''7.'''
|[[Tomo Riba]]
|[[Basar Assembly constituency|Basar]] 
|-
|'''8.'''
|[[Talo Kadu]]
|[[Pasighat Assembly Constituency|Pasighat]] 
|-
|'''9.'''
|[[Onyok Rome]]
|[[Mariyang Mebo Assembly Constituency|Mariyang Mebo]]
|-
|'''10.'''
|[[Aken Lego]]
|[[Roing Assembly constituency|Roing]]
|-
|'''11.'''
|[[Chau Khouk Manpoong]]
|[[Namsai Chowkham Assembly Constituency|Namsai Chowkham]]
|-
|'''12.'''
|[[James Lowangcha Wanglat]]
|[[Khonsa North Assembly Constituency|Khonsa North]]
|-
|'''13.'''
|[[Wangnam Wangshu]]
|[[Niausa Kanubari Assembly Constituency|Niausa Kanubari]]
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="4" |Members of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
|-
!Year
!Sr.
no.
!Name
!Constituency
|-
! rowspan="4" |[[File:India Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1984.svg|thumb]][[1984 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]
|'''1.'''
|[[Japu Deru]]
|[[Bomdila Assembly constituency|Bomdila]]
|-
|2.
|[[Doi Ado]]
|[[Along South Assembly Constituency|Along South]]
|-
|3.
|[[Tapum Jamoh]]
|[[Pasighat Assembly Constituency|Pasighat]]
|-
|'''5.'''
|[[Bakin Pertin]]
|[[Mariyang Mebo Assembly Constituency|Mariyang Mebo]]
|}
== MLAs elected after PPA's revival ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="4" |Members of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
|-
!Year
!Sr.
no.
!Name
!Constituency
|-
! rowspan="4" |[[File:India_Arunachal_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_2009.svg|thumb]][[2009 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]
|'''1.'''
|[[Phurpa Tsering]]
|[[Dirang Assembly constituency|Dirang]]
|-
|'''2.'''
|[[Kumsi Sidisow]]
|[[Thrizino-Buragaon Assembly constituency|Thrizino-Buragaon]]
|-
|'''3.'''
|[[Takam Pario]]
|[[Palin Assembly constituency|Palin]]
|-
|'''4.'''
|[[Markio Tado]]
|[[Tali Assembly constituency|Tali]]
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="4" |Members of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
|-
!Year
!Sr.
no.
!Name
!Constituency
|-
! rowspan="5" |[[File:India Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2014.svg|thumb]][[2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]
|'''1.'''
|[[Pani Taram]]
|[[Koloriang Assembly constituency|Koloriang]]
|-
|'''2.'''
|[[Pasang Dorjee Sona]]
|[[Mechuka Assembly constituency|Mechuka]]
|-
|'''3.'''
|[[Nikh Kamin]]
|[[Bordumsa-Diyun Assembly constituency|Bordumsa-Diyun]]
|-
|'''4.'''
|[[Wanglam Sawin]]
|[[Khonsa East Assembly constituency|Khonsa East]]
|-
|'''5.'''
|[[Tirong Aboh]]
|[[Khonsa West Assembly constituency|Khonsa West]]
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="4" |Members of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
|-
!Year
!Sr.
no.
!Name
!Constituency
|-
![[File:Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election 2019.png|thumb]][[2019 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]
|'''1.'''
|[[Kardo Nyigyor]]
|[[Likabali Assembly constituency|Likabali]]
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="4" |Members of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
|-
!Year
!Sr.
no.
!Name
!Constituency
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[File:2024 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election result.svg|thumb]][[2024 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]
|'''1.'''
|[[Nabam Vivek]]
|[[Doimukh Assembly constituency|Doimukh]]
|-
|'''2.'''
|[[Oken Tayeng]]
|[[Mebo Assembly constituency|Mebo]]
|}

==See also==
* [[List of political parties in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok11/biodata/11ar02.htm Tomo Riba Bakin Pertin]
* [https://www.bhaskar.com/news/UT-DEL-HMU-NEW-45-congress-mlas-with-cm-pema-khandu-join-peoples-party-of-arunachal-news-hindi-54190.html "45 Congress MLA With CM Pema Khandu Join Peoples Party Of Arunachal"]

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