Mizoram Election Results 2023 Highlights: ZPM breaks Cong-MNF duopoly; Lalduhoma says focus will remain on completing unfinished projects

Mizoram Election Results 2023 Highlights: The Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) has been declared the winner in 27 seats, surpassing the halfway mark in the 40-seat Assembly. Lalduhoma, ZPM’s Chief Ministerial candidate, has secured a clear victory in the Serchhip constituency. Meanwhile, state Health Minister and MNF candidate R Lalthangliana faced defeat against ZPM’s Jeje Lalpekhlua in the South Tuipui seat. Later in the evening, incumbent CM Zoramthanga tendered his resignation.

Mizoram’s political landscape has been dominated by the Congress and the Mizo National Front (MNF) since it attained full statehood in 1987. Zoramthanga of the MNF became Chief Minister after the 1998 Assembly polls, ending Congress’s 10-year rule. The MNF governed for a decade until Congress won in 2008 and 2013. Returning to power in 2018, MNF aims for another victory in the 40-member Assembly this year.

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Congress’s campaign was mainly centred on an anti-BJP plank, portraying both the MNF and ZPM as “entry points” for the BJP into the Christian-majority state. By contesting just 23 seats, the BJP had hoped to play a role in government formation. The Congress had also raked up the Manipur crisis against the BJP in its poll campaign, attributing it to the alleged mismanagement by the BJP in the Northeast. The MNF, too, hoped the Manipur crisis will boost its poll prospects.

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