MNF crushes Cong, set to win Mizoram; 5-time CM Lal Thanhawla loses both seats
The 76-year-old Congress leader has been ruling the state since December 2008.
The 76-year-old Congress leader has been ruling the state since December 2008.
Most of the exit polls have given the Congress an edge in four states, and predicted loss for it in Mizoram, the last bastion of the grand old party in the Northeast.
Two bureaucrats may have been made scapegoats as part of the process of politicisation of the Mizoram election.
Mizoram, which took the lead in restoring peace in the Northeast in the 1980s, can lead other states by creating a model for accommodation and plurality.
Congress has been in power in Mizoram for the last 10 years. In the history of Mizoram, no party has returned to power for a third consecutive term.
S B Shashank's removal is the only solution for smooth conduct of the November 28 Assembly elections, the chief minister said in the letter.
The Congress had earlier named Hiphhei as its candidate for Palak constituency but replaced him with party general secretary KT Rokhaw last week following reports that he might move to the BJP.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan would contest from his traditional Budhni Assembly constituency in Vidhisha district.
At least five of the 40 Assembly constituencies in Mizoram share borders with Tripura, which has a 109 km border with the Christian-dominated state.
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