"We will also ensure that in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, no Congress MPs are elected from the northeast. He added that NEDA will also play the role of integrating the northeast with the rest of the country. "NEDA provides an opportunity to work together to fulfil the aspirations of the northeast. At the same time, this is also a region which faces multiple challenges like unemployment, infiltration, separatism and violence. Northeast has 25 MPs.

Source: Times of India July 14, 2016 02:08 UTC