1 9 5 2 , ▁the ▁former ▁Sh an ▁state ▁of ▁Mong ▁P ai ▁( 1 9 0 1 . ▁pop ▁- ▁ 1 9 , 3 5 1 ) ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁Kar en ni ▁State , ▁and ▁the ▁whole ▁renamed ▁Kay ah ▁State , ▁possibly ▁with ▁the ▁intent ▁of ▁driving ▁a ▁w edge ▁between ▁the ▁Kar en ni ▁( in ▁Kay ah ▁State ) ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Kar en ▁people ▁( in ▁Kar en ▁State ), ▁both ▁fighting ▁for ▁independence . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁pro - in dep end ence ▁groups ▁already ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁formed ▁the ▁Kar en ni ▁National ▁Progress ive ▁Party ▁( K N PP ), ▁back ed ▁by ▁its ▁own ▁army , ▁the ▁Kar en ni ▁Army ▁( K A ). ▁A part ▁from ▁a ▁brief ▁ce ase fire ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁K A ▁has ▁been ▁fighting ▁ever ▁since . ▁Riv als ▁to ▁the ▁K N PP ▁include ▁the ▁left ist ▁Kay an ▁New ▁Land ▁Party ▁( K N LP ), ▁and ▁the ▁Kar en ni ▁National ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Front ▁( K N PL F ), ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁now ▁al lied ▁with ▁the ▁My an mar ▁military . ▁ ▁Post - 1 9 8 8 ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁My an mar ' s ▁State ▁Law ▁and ▁Order ▁Rest oration ▁Council ▁( SL OR C ) ▁of ▁stepped ▁up ▁its ▁campaign ▁to ▁cr ush ▁Kar