It headed the Nagaland government with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
It is formed in 2003 after Nagaland Legislative Assembly election with Naga People's Front (NPF) and BJP.
[2] Chief Minister of Nagaland that time, Neiphiu Rio has been chosen as the candidate of Democratic Alliance of Nagaland's for the lone Lok Sabha constituency of the state.
[4] Rio defeated closest Indian National Congress rival K.V.
Pusa by 4,00,225 votes, which is the second highest winning margin after Narendra Modi in the country.