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Mizo National Front president Zoramthanga takes oath as Mizoram’s new Chief Minister at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Aizawl on December 15, 2018.

Congress defectors rewarded with berths in the Mizo National Front Ministry.

Zoramthanga sworn in Mizoram Chief Minister

Congress defectors rewarded with berths in the Mizo National Front Ministry.

Three-cornered contest: MNF leader Zoramthanga, right, with outgoing CM Lal Thanhawla.

Zoram People’s Movement hurt Congress more than Mizo National Front in Mizoram

Rahul Karmakar ZPM wins eight seats, comes second in nine constituencies

An elderly Bru refugee reacts after casting her vote at Kahnmun playground in Mizoram. File

Mizoram Assembly election 2018: Congress to review poor electoral performance

PTI Congress came a poor third behind the Mizo National Front (MNF) and the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM)

An elderly Bru refugee reacts after casting her vote at Kahnmun playground in Mizoram. File

BJP’s minority gamble fails in Mizoram

Rahul Karmakar Of the 39 candidates that the BJP had fielded, 33 lost their deposits

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Zoramthanga to be sworn in on as Mizoram CM on Saturday

MNF is back in power in Mizoram

Former Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga.

Mizoram Assembly elections 2018: Zoramthanga back with a bang

The biggest setback was for Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla, who finished third in the Champhai South seat.

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018: Key candidates

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Mizoram Assembly elections 2018: After initial rounds, Congress set to lose Mizoram

Right to vote: Some 12,000 Bru voters who are staying in relief camps will be exercising their franchise at special booths in Kahnmun, a village in Mizoram.

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018: Can Congress hold on to its last N-E bastion?

Voters show their identity card as they stand in queue at a polling station in Kanhmun, Mizoram.

Regional front could play kingmaker in Mizoram

Mizoram Elections 2018: 4,363 service voters issued electronic ballots

A Bru refugee shows her ink mark after casting her vote at Kanhmun, Mizoram. Bru refugees have been living in six transit camps in North Tripura for last 21 years.

Assembly elections live updates | 79% turnout recorded

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Laldenga's grave and memorial at Treasury Square, the nerve centre of Aizawl.

Legends from a troubled past matter in Mizoram’s polls

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ZPM’s Lalduhoma vacates Aizawl West-I seat in Mizoram

Change in Mizoram

Lalrinliana Sailo elected Speaker of Mizoram Assembly

Who is Zoramthanga, the newly elected CM of Mizoram

Zoramthanga sworn in Mizoram Chief Minister

Zoram People’s Movement hurt Congress more than Mizo National Front in Mizoram

Mizoram Assembly election 2018: Congress to review poor electoral performance

Congress came a poor third behind the Mizo National Front (MNF) and the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM)

BJP’s minority gamble fails in Mizoram

Of the 39 candidates that the BJP had fielded, 33 lost their deposits

Zoramthanga to be sworn in as Mizoram CM on Saturday

The Mizo National Front chief was Chief Minister for two terms from 1998-2008

MNF is back in power in Mizoram

The MNF won 26 of Mizoram’s 40 Assembly seats after the results were declared on Tuesday.

Hindi heartland defeat: Narendra Modi says BJP accepts people’s mandate with humility

Prime Minister congratulates the Congress, the TRS and the MNF.

Mizoram Assembly elections 2018 results: MNF bounces back to power, Congress loses last bastion in Northeast

The Mizo National Front (MNF) on Tuesday scripted a spectacular victory in Mizoram, uprooting the Congress in its last bastion in the Northeast to

Watch: The Hindu Associate Editor Narayan Lakshman and Political Editor Nistula Hebbar discuss Assembly election results

The Hindu’s Narayan Lakshman and Nistula Hebbar discuss Assembly election results

Mizoram Assembly elections 2018: Zoramthanga back with a bang

He was a former underground leader and a close aide of the legendary MNF leader Laldenga.

Watch: Mizoram CM Lal Thanhawla loses both seats

Polls to the 40-seat Mizoram Assembly were held on November 28. The key contest is between the ruling Congress and the Mizo National Front (MNF), with

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018: Key candidates

Close to the final round of counting in Mizoram’s 40 Assembly seats, the Congress is set to lose after 10 years against rival Mizo National Front (MNF), which is heading for a majority. Here are the key candidates to have won and lost in this election.

Mizoram Assembly elections 2018: After initial rounds, Congress set to lose Mizoram

The mood outside the MNF office was upbeat, the Congress office wore a desolate look.

MNF surging ahead in Mizoram with leads in 21 of 40 seats

The Mizo National Front (MNF) is surging ahead having a lead in 21 of the 40 seats in Mizoram Assembly while the ruling Congress is trailing way

Mizoram Assembly elections 2018 results live | MNF wins, Congress loses its last Northeast outpost

The Mizo National Front has inflicted a humiliating defeat on the Congress by winning in 26 of the 40 Assembly constituencies. The Congress managed to win only five.

Regional front could play kingmaker in Mizoram

An fractured mandate will make the Zoram People’s Movement key to govt. formation

Mizoram records 80% polling, Bru refugees clock 56%

Serchhip district recorded the highest turnout of 81% while Aizawl district clocked the lowest of 65%.

108-year-old man turns up at booth as Mizoram’s oldest voter

Rochhinga is a Presbyterian Church elder and a resident of Zemabawk North in Aizawl East-I constituency

Voting underway in Mizoram amid tight security

Polling began on Wednesday morning for the 40-member state Assembly amid tight security in Mizoram, where Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla is seeking a

Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram Assembly elections live updates | 79% turnout in Mizoram, 75% in M.P.

As many as 1,146 EVMs and 1,545 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail machines have been replaced in M.P.; 56% Bru refugees vote.

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018: Can Congress hold on to its last N-E bastion?

BJP rules in six of eight North-Eastern States, either on its own or in alliance with regional parties

Mizoram Elections 2018: 4,363 service voters issued electronic ballots

Campaigning for the Mizoram assembly elections concluded on November 26, setting the stage for polling on November 28. All preparations have been made

Legends from a troubled past matter in Mizoram’s polls

Two legends from a troubled past continue to matter in Mizoram’s polls years after their death.Laldenga, a revolutionary hailed as the ‘Father of the

Mizoram assembly elections 2018: Small sects wield big influence

They can swing votes in Mizoram

Campaigning ends in Mizoram, stage set for November 28 polls

On the major poll issues, the ruling Congress was seen banking on its flagship New Land Use Policy

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018: Little room for women

Women comprise 51.25% of the 7,68,181 voters in Mizoram. But the strike rate for women candidates in the Assembly elections has been poor — only four

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018: Too many independents worry Congress, Mizo National Front

The unregistered Zoram People’s Movement, a new regional entity formed by the merger of seven parties, is seen as dark horse.

Modi ‘anguished’ at Congress ‘abusing’ Northeast culture, calling its dress ‘outlandish’

In August last, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor stated that the Prime Minister wears “outlandish” headgear.

Mizoram Assembly elections 2018: BJP is ball collector in Mizoram’s soccer field, says Zoramthanga

The battle-hardened regional leader was confident that the State would be Congress-free, but because of the MNF and not BJP.

Bru refugees to vote in Mamit district of Mizoram : Official

The Election Commission of India has decided to hold polling for Bru refugees residing in Tripura at the inter-state border village of Kanhmun in

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018’s reigning theme: Who broke bread with BJP?

Parties accuse one another of past connections with it.

MNF in cahoots with BJP: Rahul

“By working with the BJP, the MNF is damaging your culture and your attempt to build a prosperous Mizoram,” says the Congress president

Mizoram doesn’t need NRC: Lal Thanhawla

Any anti-Mizo party would want to capitalise on the Bru issue; vested interests at work in Tripura camps, says Congress CM

Ashish Kundra appointed new Mizoram chief electoral officer

The Election Commission on Thursday appointed Ashish Kundra as the new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Mizoram from the panel of names provided by

Big fat campaigns are a strict no-no in Mizoram

Church-backed watchdog regulates canvassing in State

Whistle-blowers’ party in Mizoram fray

Activism needs teeth, says its chief

In Mizoram, BJP banks on minorities

In a Christian-majority State, party’s focus is on getting the votes of four tribes

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018: Bru refugees may find it tough to vote

Tripura NGOs oppose special booths

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018: Lucky turn for PRISM

For Mizoram’s newest party, the symbol has turned out to be symbolic. The People’s Representation for Identity and Status of Mizoram was elated to

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018 ends Congress-BJP ties in tribal council

A high-stakes Assembly election has ended an “unnatural” alliance between the ruling Congress and the BJP in one of the three tribal councils of

Election Commission seeks names for Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer’s post

The NGO Coordination Committee, a conglomerate of civil society and student organisations, and other political leaders, have been demanding incumbent CEO S.B. Shashank’s ouster.

Mizoram chief electoral officer may be removed

Mizoram’s chief electoral officer S.B. Shashank, who earned the wrath of the majority Mizos for transferring out Mizo IAS officer Lalnunmawia Chuaungo

C-Voter opinion poll predicts Congress win in Rajasthan and M.P., close fight in Chhattisgarh

Congress-TDP combine projected to get clear majority in Telangana; Mizo National Front predicted to lead the table in Mizoram.

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018: Election Commission turns down BJP plea

The Election Commission on Thursday turned down a request from the BJP to extend the last date for filing of nominations for Assembly polls in

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