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Hindutva resistance, new faces, Cong gains: Reading the Northeast mandate

The Lok Sabha poll results from the Northeast, which is electorally small with 25 Lok Sabha seats but territorially significant, have found little space in the mainstream media. The region, however, saw significant shifts in political narratives, with the BJP-led NDA losing some of its fort in the region.

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Mizoram govt constitutes new boundary committee to handle dispute with Assam

The ZPM government in Mizoram has constituted a new boundary committee to handle issues related to the state’s border dispute with neighbouring Assam, a Home Department official said on January 12.

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ZPM founder Lalduhoma takes oath as Mizoram Chief Minister

Lalduhoma met the Governor on Thursday and staked claim to form the government in the state. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Zoram People’s Movement leader Lalduhoma sworn in as Mizoram CM

Lalduhoma sworn in as Mizoram CM; ZPM wins 27 seats in Assembly elections. Governor administers oath to 11 ZPM leaders. MNF MLAs, Lal Thanhawla, Lalchhandama Ralte attend ceremony. ZPM elects Lalduhoma as leader, Sapdanga as deputy. 12 Ministers, incl. CM, allowed in 40-member Assembly.

The Hindu

Lessons from the 2023 Assembly polls for the 2024 Lok Sabha battle

The Congress and the stronger regional parties in INDIA ought to display a spirit of accommodation and unity of purpose, the absence of which was evident during the recent Assembly poll campaigns

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ZPM leader Lalduhoma meets Mizoram Governor to stake claim to form government

ZPM led by Lalduhoma wins 27 seats in Mizoram assembly polls, likely to be sworn in as CM on Friday. MNF dethroned with 10 seats, BJP and Congress trail with 2 and 1 seats respectively. Over 8.57 lakh voters exercised their franchise with 82% turnout.

The Hindu

An experimental political choice by the Mizo electorate

This Assembly election defies the ‘small State syndrome’ that is dependent on the Centre’s financial largesse and marks an experimental political choice by the Mizo electorate

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New Mizoram government to be sworn in on December 8

Mizoram Assembly elections: The Zoram People’s Movement government in Mizoram will be sworn in on December 8

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Mizoram: After bumper win, ZPM holds worship service at Party office in Aizawl

Defying some of the pollsters who had predicted a hung House in Mizoram, the ZPM won 27 of the 40 assembly constituencies in the state. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Mizoram has more than one woman MLA for the first time

Mizoram’s Mandate 2023 was a first on two counts. The State’s electorate voted a party other than the Mizo National Front (MNF) and the Congress to power for the first time in almost 40 years. It also elected more than one woman to the 40-member Assembly for the first time.…

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Decades-long wait for Mizoram top job over for Lalduhoma

Lalduhoma, twice disqualified under Anti-Defection Law, fulfills 25-year dream of providing Mizoram an alternative to Congress and MNF, as ZPM wins 27 of 40 Assembly seats.

The Hindu

Civic victory: On the Mizoram Assembly election results

The endorsement of the ZPM suggests that its call for a corruption-free regime and an agenda of governance had a decisive number of takers in Mizoram

The Hindu

‘The AAP of Mizoram’: How a new party won a landslide majority in Mizoram

In the hills and valleys of Mizoram, voters are hungry for change. They want development. They want better roads. They want job opportunities. They want to stand shoulder to shoulder with their Northeast sisters – and this election, they voted for exactly that.

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Mizoram Assembly polls | Party led by ex-IPS officer wrests power from BJP ally in Mizoram

Mizoram Assembly polls: A regional party led by Lalduhoma, former Indian Police Service officer, has wrested power from the Mizo National Front (MNF), an ally of the BJP at the Centre, in Christian-majority Mizoram.

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Mizoram Election Result: ZPM set to form government in state, CM aspirant Lalduhoma to meet Governor on Tuesday

Zoram People's Movement (ZPM), a six party alliance, is headed toward forming the government on it own in Mizoram. at 12 noon Election Commission trends showed the ZPM leading in 26 of the 40 seats. Among these ZPM has so far clinched 7 wins on Monday as the counting of…

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Mizoram Assembly Elections: Counting of vote underway for 40 seats

Mizoram, the counting will be conducted in 13 centres across the state and 40 counting halls. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Mizoram Assembly election results | Congress hopes to upstage ruling MNF, ZPM; BJP seeks to increase its tally

Mizoram's Assembly election results on Dec 4 may surprise. 3 parties contesting all 40 seats: MNF, ZPM, Congress. MNF, ZPM upbeat; Congress hopes to upstage MNF. Polls on Nov 7 saw 80.43% turnout. MNF, ZPM confident; Congress accepts whatever seats won. In 2018, MNF won 26, ZPM 8, Congress 5.…

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Mizoram Counting Day December 4: Thirteen centres, nearly 4000 personnel deputed

As the Election Commission of India rescheduled the counting of votes for assembly elections in Mizoram to December 4, preparations are in full swing to ensure smooth conduct of operations. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Exit Polls 2023: BJP edge in Rajasthan, close call in MP, farewell to KCR

It’s the most wonderful time of year – no, not Christmas. It’s when the lull between the end of voting and results day is pierced by the chaos of exit polls.

The Hindu

Exit polls show Congress win in Telangana and Chhattisgarh, but differ over Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan results

Elections to the five states took place between November 7-November 30 and the counting of votes would take place on December 3.

The Hindu

Mizoram party sets unique example; returns surplus campaign funds to candidate, others

ZPM revives Mizo culture of self-sufficiency by returning leftover election funds to contributors. The regional party, formed ahead of 2018 Assembly elections, is the 2nd largest in the 40-member House, winning 8 seats. It is the strongest challenger to the ruling MNF.

The Hindu

Manipur strife casts shadow as Mizoram goes to ‘unpredictable’ polls today

Altogether 8,57,063 voters, including 4,39,026 women, will elect representatives to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly on Tuesday in the aftermath of the ethnic violence in adjoining Manipur.

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‘Time for new history’: ZPM candidate on lack of women in Mizoram’s politics

Baryl Vanneihsangi is one of the only 16 women contesting in the Mizoram assembly polls this year, out of a total of 174 candidates. The 32-year-old TV presenter-turned-politician, contesting from Aizawl South-III on a ZPM ticket, is one of the youngest candidates in the polls.

The Hindu

In Mizoram, it is a battle over local beneficiary schemes of the past, present, and future

In Mizoram, The ruling Mizo National Front’s policy entailing ₹3 lakh for each beneficiary of the Socio-Economic Development Policy has come under attack from the Congress and the BJP. State Congress president Lalsawta trashed the MNF claim, saying “They gave only ₹25,000 and only a few party workers got the…

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Diktats, ‘patriarchal’ system: The hurdles facing Mizoram’s few women politicians as voters seek change

In Mizoram’s capital Aizawl, thousands gathered in protest last month to question the eligibility of a Congress candidate from the Lunglei South constituency in Lunglei district.

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