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VPP was formed in 2021 with the promise of bringing new changes in state politics.
A lot like Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)VPP founder and President Eden Miller Basiavamite launched the party by projecting himself against corruption and projecting himself as the leader of the common people. Similar to AAP, which originated from the anti-corruption movement, the foundation of VPP is based on clean politics. “To establish its image as a party for AAm Aadmi “ (Common Man) “, VPP’s election meetings – as seen during the Lok Sabha elections – was very simple with pomp and grandeur.
It was a model to seek and bring “change” in “system” by reducing money power in politics, which brought AAP to power in Delhi with a huge mandate in 2015. Kejriwal’s image “became popular as a new leader, which is against corruption and wants to bring real change in politics.”
Although VPP is currently in the early stage of its political journey, it has a promising beginning – it has maintained its promise to practice penance in politics by creating a small executive council (EC) in Khadak. Earlier, NPP -led KHADC had 11 EC members including Chief Executive Members (CEMs), the newly formed EC will have 8 ECS including CEM.
He was first elected as an MLA in the 2008 state assembly, which was elected on a UDP ticket before switching to HSPDP and winning again in 2013. Disillusioned with the established regional parties, he eventually founded the VPP.
In this sense, there is a close similarity for the regional party Mizoram The ruling party, led by the ruling party, led by Laladuhoma,, which launched the party with the aim of changing the politics of Mizoram after the previous stent in several regional parties in the state.
The party fought its first election battle in the final state assembly elections held in 2023, where it started a civilized election by winning four assembly seats – in all the Khasi regions. However, its major success came with a 10-day hunger strike under the leadership of Basiavamite, demanding a review of the state’s 1972 reservation policy, which gives Garo and Khasi tribes equal to every 40 percent.
The hunger strike by Basiavamite forced the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government led by Conrad Sangma of NPP to form an expert committee to review the state reservation policy.
The current reservation policy is seen as discriminatory by people of Khasi tribe, whose number has become much larger than the Garo population. According to the 2011 census, Khesis had a population of over 14.1 lakhs, while Garos had a population of over 8.21 lakhs. The Khasi tribe consists of various sub-tribes, including Jayantia, War, Bhoj and Lingagam.
This was clear in the results: UDP managed only five seats, HSPDP, and the Congress failed to open its account in KHADC for the first time. Meanwhile, the ruling NPP, despite its efforts to enter the Khasi hills, secured just 4 seats.
Dissatisfaction of UDP and HSPDP’s inability to give real changes stems, often prefer opportunistic alliances to stay in government.
