Mizoram : MNF’s Zoramthanga as new CM

Aizawl (Mizoram): NP NEWS 24 ONLINE- Mizo National Front (MNF) leader Zoramthanga takes oath as new Chief Minister of Mizoram on Saturday, December 15. Governor K Rajasekharan administered the oath of office and secrecy to him. Notably, Zoramthanga took oath in Mizo Language.

Zoramthanga got into power after 10 years. He now emerged as the Chief Minister of Mizoram for the third time. Earlier he was CM for 2 decades from 1998 to 2008.

In the recently held assembly elections, Congress’s P Lal Thanhawla has to accept shocking defeat, who was CM of Mizoram five times.

In Mizoram, which has 40 seats in the Legislative Assembly, the MNF has proved itself as the single largest party by winning 26 seats. In this election, Congress has got only 5 seats.

Victory of Zoramthanga:

Before this, there was a Congress government in Mizoram. Congress’s P Lal Thanhawla was the Mizoram’s Chief Minister since 2008. There have been only two chief ministers in Mizoram in the last 30 years.

Mizoram had registered 75 percent polling this time. To get majority in the state, it was necessary to get 21 seats. A total 209 candidates were contesting election in Mizoram.

At present, the Congress has 34 MLAs (Member of Legislative Assembly) in Mizoram. Exit poll had said that any party will not get majority in state, and MNF proved it wrong.

Congress had fought tooth and nail to win from Mizoram. As it was the last state in Northeast India, where Congress government was in power.

This was the battle in between following main political parties- Mizo National Front, Congress, Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Mizoram.