"We will also ensure that in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, no Congress MPs are elected from Northeast states. "NEDA as a platform is an opportunity to work together to fulfill the aspirations of Northeast. At the same time, this is a region is which is faced with multiple challenges like unemployment, infiltration, separatism and violence. Big blow to BJP, SC restores Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh In a big blow to BJP and the Centre, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered restoration of Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh by quashing as "unconstitutional" governor's decision to advance the legislative assembly session by a month in December 2015. Northeast have 25 MPs.

Source: Times of India July 13, 2016 12:55 UTC