Manipur Peoples Party
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The Manipur Peoples Party (MPP) is a political party
in the India
n state of Manipur
. MPP was founded on December 26, 1968 by a group of dissidents from the Indian National Congress
. At the February 2007 Manipur state elections, the party received 5 of the 60 seats. http://www.rulers.org/2007-02.html
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of Manipur
Manipur
Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it also borders Burma to the east. It covers an area of...
. MPP was founded on December 26, 1968 by a group of dissidents from the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
. At the February 2007 Manipur state elections, the party received 5 of the 60 seats. http://www.rulers.org/2007-02.html