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TopicMizoram assembly elections

Topic: Mizoram assembly elections

ZPM set to form govt after landslide win in Mizoram, Lalduhoma to stake claim after meeting MLAs

Zoram People's Movement wins 27 out of 40 seats in Mizoram, MNF gets 10, BJP 2 and Congress 1. Outgoing CM Zoramthanga has submitted resignation to governor.

Mizoram CM-elect Lalduhoma: Ex-cop quit IPS at Indira’s request, 1st MP disqualified for defection

In 1984, ex-IPS officer Lalduhoma was tasked with negotiating peace with MNF, then a militant outfit. Today, his Zoram People's Movement has trounced ruling MNF & is all set to form govt.

Mizoram CM Zoramthanga tenders resignation after Mizo National Front loses elections

The Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) won 27 seats out of 40 in the Mizoram assembly elections held on 7 November.

Mizoram election results: 9 out of 11 ministers from Zoramthanga’s MNF lose to ZPM candidates

The ruling Mizo National Front has faced a rout as it could win only 10 seats, while the main opposition ZPM bagged 27 seats in the 40-member House.

Mizoram election results LIVE: ZPM sweeps Mizoram polls, party president Lalduhoma to be next state CM

LIVE | Incumbent MNF is defending its electoral turf against Congress & ZPM. At least four exit polls predicted an MNF victory, while one predicted ZPM would sweep the polls.

Frenzy of freebies dominated Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh, & Telangana polls. Results varied

Handout promises, from loan waivers to free power, flooded this assembly election season, with BJP & Congress vying to outdo each other. How they shaped outcomes differed across states.

BJP sweeps heartland in Rajasthan, MP & Chhattisgarh. Consolation prize for Congress in Telangana

In 2018, Congress won Rajasthan & Chhattisgarh, & emerged as single-largest party in Madhya Pradesh. However, rebellion by Jyotiraditya Scindia allowed BJP to form govt in MP in 2020.

‘Instead of assembly polls, BJP more focussed on 2024’ — Urdu press weighs in on election in 5 states

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Rajnath Singh brings up Manipur conflict while campaigning in Mizoram — ‘heart-to-heart talks needed’

Defence minister was in Mizoram's Mamit district to campaign for BJP for 7 November assembly polls. Former MNF leader Lalrinliana Sailo, who later joined BJP, is contesting from here.

Denied MNF ticket for upcoming assembly polls, Mizoram Speaker resigns. Set to join BJP

Lalrinliana Sailo is the 8th legislator to quit ahead of polls, says he wants to join BJP to 'usher in development'. He will likely contest from Mamit constituency.

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