Mizoram Election Results 2018: MNF supporters celebrate the party’s win in Mizoram on Tuesday. (Lafava photography)
Mizoram Assembly Election Results 2018 HIGHLIGHTS: Returning to power after a decade, regional party Mizo National Front (MNF) on Monday secured an absolute majority by winning 26 seats, thereby ousting the Congress from its last fort in the northeast region. According to the Election Commission, Congress has won five seats while BJP has won only one seat. According to a statement released later, MNF unanimously elected their chief Zoramthanga as leader of the MNF legislature party and will meet Governor K Rajasekharan at 6 pm to stake claim to form the government.
Two-time Chief Minister and Congress leader Lal Thanhwala lost both Champai South and Serchhip seats. While he lost to MNF’s TJ Lalnuntulanga in Champhai South, his loss in Serchhip to Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM)’s CM candidate Lalduhoma will probably hurt him more. This was the seat from where he won for a record seven times since 1984 barring 1998.
As per the latest information on Election Commission website, MNF got 26 seats, while Congress got 5 and Independents got 8 out of 40 seats. BJP was able to get only one seat.
Tawnluia was elected deputy leader of the MNF legislature party and Lalruatkima its secretary. The MNF bagged 26 seats in the 40-member state assembly. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla submitted his resignation to the governor. He lost from both Serchip and Champai South seats from where he contested.
MNF chief Zoramthanga has been unanimously elected leader of MNF legislature party in the state, the party said in a statement. He will meet Mizoram Governor K Rajasekharan at 6 pm to stake claim to form the government.
Counting has ended in Mizoram and latest figures show that the MNF performed a clean sweep by securing 26 seats and thereby, marking the end of Congress in the north east. The Congress has managed to secure only five seats while the BJP has won only one seat.
Ruling out the possibility of a coalition government, MNF chief Zoramthanga told news agency ANI, "We will not have any coalition government either with the BJP or any other ways because my party can form the government on its own as we have got 26 out of 40 seats. We are a part of NEDA (North East Democratic Alliance) and NDA but we wouldn't like to join the Congress or UPA."
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Mizo National Front got a majority in the 40-member Mizoram Assembly as results for the 40-member Assembly elections were announced by the Election Commission on Tuesday.
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