From 822 votes to 20 MPs: NCPI catapults into national spotlight

Founded in 2023 by Jahangir Ali, the NCPI had remained virtually invisible in Indian politics until now. Registered with the Election Commission as a ‘Registered Unrecognised Political Party’ (RUPP), it had negligible electoral presence. In the 2023 Tripura Assembly elections, the party’s two candidates secured a combined total of just 822 votes—amounting to a mere 0.03 per cent vote share.