India, Oct. 17 -- Nagaland's political dynamics is set to change after the expected merger of the two main state parties - the ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and the Naga People's Front (NPF).

The proposed merger means that the two parties will become a single entity under one party name and symbol. According to NPF party leaders, the merger may usher changes in the functioning of the party but the nomenclature of NPF will be retained and the party symbol will also remain the same- the cock- a symbol that holds a foundational place in the history of the state's regional politics.

The "cock" as a party symbol, which signifies "dawn, awakening and hope" was passed down from the early Democratic Party of Nagaland (D...