National People's Congress (Vishwamitra)
National People's Congress | |
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President | Princess Anoushkaa |
Vice President | Prince Abhiraj |
Parliamentary Leader | Princess Anoushkaa |
Founded | 25 December 2017 (as Friends Societal Congress) |
Merger of | FSFP • FSFP • FSIP |
Ideology | Big Tent Secularism |
Political position | Centre to Centre-left |
National affiliation | National People's Alliance |
Parliament | 9 / 20 |
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The National People's Congress, also known by its acronym as NPC is one of the two principal parties of the State of Vishwamitra. It was initially founded as the Friends Societal Congress on 25 December 2017 by then President Dhrubajyoti Roy who then became the Prime Minister. The party won the first General Elections in 2018 which was coincidentally it's first contested elections, in which it aligned with the Friends Society Secular Party.
Since, then the party had consecutively won all general and presidential elections held. On 21 March 2018, the Friends Society Freedom Party led by Arnab Sil decided to merge with the Congress. Post elections, the Friends Society Independent Party also decided to merge with the Congress. On the eve of the 2019 March General Elections, the Friends Society Secular Party led by Tanishkaa Patranabish also decided to merge the party with the Congress.
On 03 March 2020, the Friends Societal Congress was renamed to the National People's Congress.
Electoral performance
Presidential Elections
Election year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Rank | Outcome |
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1,410 / 2,000 |
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781 / 1,000 |
General Elections
Election year | Candidate | Seats won | Percentage | Rank |
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13 / 26 |
Draw | |||
18 / 28 |
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3 / 4 |
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34 / 35 |
Mergers
Name of the party | Leader | Date of merger | Notes | |
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Friends Society Freedom Party | Arnab Sil | 20 March 2018 | The party merged into the National People's Congress, formerly known as the Friends Societal Congress on the eve of the General Elections 2018 and decided to contest the elections as one. | |
Friends Society Independent Party | Sarala Baishya | 21 March 2018 | The party merged into the National People's Congress, formerly known as the Friends Societal Congress on 21 March 2018, following the party's failure in the General Elections. | |
Friends Society Secular Party | Tanishkaa Patranabish | 16 March 2019 | The party merged into the Friends Societal Congress, following the breakout of 5 MPs from the ruling government and the formation of the Independent Party on the same day. |