After a debacle in recent Mizoram assembly polls, Zoramthanga, the outgoing Chief Minister of the state announced his resignation from the role of President of the Mizo National Front (MNF) on Tuesday. Zoramthanga sent his resignation letter to the senior Vice President of MNF Tawnluia, after a 33-year-long stint as its chief. In a big blow for the ruling Mizo National Front, a constituent of the BJP-helmed NDA, Chief Minister Zoramthanga lost Aizawl East-I seat to Lalthansanga of ZPM by 2,101 votes. Mizoram’s political landscape has been dominated by the Congress and the Mizo National Front (MNF) since it attained full statehood in 1987. He became Chief Minister after the 1998 Assembly polls, ending Congress’s 10-year rule.

Source: News 24 December 05, 2023 16:04 UTC