Biraj Adhikari and Delay Namgyal Barfungpa were members of the Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee (SPCC, Sikkim branch of Indian National Congress (INC)) which was led by Nar Bahadur Bhandari.
In the Sikkim Legislative Assembly election of 2014 SNPP didn't contest and appealed to voters to be politically conscious, pointing out the "None of the Above" (NOTA) option.
[18] SNPP was planning to participate in this By-Election, and sent only Barfungpa to contest from Gangtok constituency as an independent candidate for a third time.
In this By-Election from Gangtok constituency, the candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Yong Tshering Lepcha was elected by 2,508 (40.88%) votes.
[20] SNPP advocated the safeguarding of interests of Sikkimese people and the special status for the state of Sikkim.
It insisted that the protection of the Constitution of India's Article 371F[21] and the reintroduction of the Sikkim Tax Manual.
[23] In December 2012 Delay Namgyal Barfungpa petitioned the Supreme Court with corruption allegations against the ruling political party (1994-2019) SDF Government.
[24] In May 2019 Barfungpa attended the swearing-in ceremony for the Chief Minister of Sikkim, Prem Singh Tamang (P.S.
Conversely, the former Chief Minister and president of SDF, Pawan Kumar Chamling had boycotted it.