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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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‘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 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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Manipur tribal body to rally in six States for ‘separate administration’

An apex tribal organisation would hold rallies in six States on November 29 to intensify the demand for a ‘separate administration’ for the Kuki-Zo community in ethnic violence-scarred Manipur. The rallies would be organised simultaneous in New Delhi, Karnataka, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, and Tripura apart from the tribal areas of…

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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.

The Hindu

Just 1 MLA in 30 years: Manipur won’t swing the Mizoram election, but will hurt the BJP

Wearing a white cotton kurta, Kiren Rijiju sat in the sitting-room area of Room 706 at Aizawl’s Regency Hotel, talking about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s keen interest in Northeast India.

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‘Anti-Christian image’, Manipur issue: Is discontent brewing within BJP’s Mizoram unit?

Among the political party offices in poll-bound Mizoram’s capital city Aizawl, the BJP state unit’s Atal Bhawan stands out. Located a stone’s throw away from Raj Bhavan, it’s an imposing building with a large office space and picturesque views, with a thick growth of purple flowers looming on one side…

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Our support to BJP is issue-based: Mizoram CM

The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are neither friends nor foes despite being constituents of the National Democratic Alliance, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga indicated.

The Hindu

As MNF and ZPM go head to head, BJP waiting for dust to settle in Mizoram

BJP eyes Mizoram, sets sights on ZPM as possible ally. Party has concentrated on 23 seats to be in govt. Hopes riding on 3 MNF turncoats, support from minority communities. BJP confident of winning, ZPM denies warming up to BJP but not ruling out post-poll possibilities.

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‘Zo unification’ is a running theme in Mizoram; MNF makes it a promise

Displaced Kuki-Zo people from Manipur seek a Mizoram govt that is considerate and strong enough to help them return home. 65-yr-old Teresa Manhau and Elisabeth Vungkhanching pray for safety and peace, while John Zo, a camp leader, hopes the next govt is sympathetic. MNF, ZPM, Congress, and BJP are vying…

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Mizoram polls: 112 of 174 candidates crorepatis; State AAP chief richest with ₹68.93 crore assets

With declared assets valued at ₹68.93 crore, AAP’s Mizoram president Andrew Lalremkima Pachuau is the richest. He contesting from Aizawl North-III constituency.

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Mizoram contest animated by distant thunder in Myanmar and Manipur

Now Mizoram faces a refugee crisis after the coup in Myanmar; more than 12,500 Kuki-Zo people displaced from Manipur have taken refuge in the State

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MNF will return to power in Mizoram, hopeful of bagging 25-35 seats: Zoramthanga

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga asserted that his party, the Mizo National Front, will return to power and bag 25-35 seats in the upcoming polls

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Triangular contest: On the Mizoram Assembly elections

The multi-party contest in Mizoram should raise consciousness of matters related to development as much as those related to ethnic solidarity

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Opposition parties could not find points to blame Mizo National Front government: Mizoram CM Zoramthanga

Zoram People’s Movement, which emerged as the main Opposition party after the 2018 Assembly polls, has been advocating for a change and new political system.

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Quit seat and contest polls from another State, BJP legislator tells Manipur Kuki MLAs

Manipur has virtually been partitioned on ethnic lines after the clashes between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities broke out on May 3, killing more than 160 people and displacing about 60,000.

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Mizoram: 17 workers killed as under-construction railway bridge collapses in Aizawl

At least 17 workers were killed after an under-construction railway bridge collapsed in Mizoram’s Aizawl district on Wednesday morning. Read further on dynamite News.

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MNF has 10 'safe' seats, will retain power in next Mizoram Assembly polls: Zoramthanga

Mizoram CM Zoramthanga exuded confidence that his party MNF will retain power in the next Assembly polls and has 10 “safe” seats where the opposition’s strength is “negligible”

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Manipur CM appeals for peace in his Independence Day speech while blaming ‘outside forces’ for trying to destabilise the State

The Mizos are ethnically related to the Kuki-Zomi people who have been affected the most by the ethnic violence in Manipur. Read more on The Hindu

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Amid fresh clashes in Manipur, ITLF leaders to meet Amit Shah

The development comes amid a fresh cycle of the ethnic violence in Manipur that has claimed more than 150 lives since May 3. Read more on The Hindu

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Mizoram CM’s stake in Manipur conflict

Ethnic affiliation is said to have made Mizoram CM Zoramthanga vocal about Kuki-Meitei conflict in Manipur

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Mizoram CM joins solidarity march for Kuki-Zo people in Manipur

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga joined thousands of men and women in Mizoram to express solidarity with the violence-hit Kuki-Zo tribal people in Manipur

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After Mizoram CM, main opposition ZPM opposes UCC

Earlier in July, Chief Minister Zoramthanga wrote to the law commission, mentioning that the UCC is against the interest of the ethnic minorities in general and the Mizos in particular.

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Congress holds meeting on Mizoram polls, CM Zoramthanga seeks Centre’s help on Manipur

NEW DELHI: As Manipur burns due to ethnic violence for more than two months, another northeastern state of Mizoram came into focus on Tuesday. While top Congress leaders held a meeting on Mizoram with state party leaders, chief minister issued a fervent appeal for restoration of peace and normalcy in…

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