The Rising People’s Party has said that history will record that S Supongmeren Jamir defeated the combined might of the opposition-less Rio government with its 60 legislators and 2 MPs in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. This feat is unparalleled in India, it added, while congratulating the Indian National Congress’ Jamir.

The Party also said that the narrative in this General Election was “People’s Power Vs 60 MLAs, with People’s Power winning the day”. The RPP remarked that the Naga people have voted against 21 years of Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio’s rule, against the NDPP-BJP coalition and against the Hindutva agenda of the BJP.

A new era has dawned in Nagaland politics, the Congress alliance Party said, adding that this election was “unique because despite the fact that the ruling government poured in tons of money the voters stood strong on principle and even the curse of tribalism was swept away in favour of Mr. Jamir.”

The RPP maintained that the NDPP-BJP coalition has “utterly lost the mandate” of the people in the State and stated that it is only a matter of time that “the same force which swept S. Supongmeren Jamir to power will manifest itself in the next assembly elections.”

The Rising People’s Party thanked the people of Nagaland “for having elected the right person to represent us in India” and wished Jamir all the best in his new assignment.