Pradyot Kishore Debbarma also warned the people to stay wary of possible efforts to divide tribals in the name of religion in the coming days, when people would be celebrating Tring (tribal new year) or Christmas
Election Results 2023 | Assembly Election Result Live: The counting of votes polled in the assembly elections in Mizoram began at 8 am on Monday amid tight security. BJP swept Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh on Sunday inflicting a resounding defeat on the Congress to tighten its stranglehold in the Hindi heartland, in a big boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and setting the tone for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. In some consolation for the Congress in the face of the saffron wave after it lost Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, the party ousted the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana to make it 3-1 for BJP in the latest round of Assembly elections billed as a semi-final before next year's poll showdown. Stay with TOI for live updates
The stage is set for the Assembly Elections Results in Mizoram as the counting of votes has started from 8 am today (December 4). Earlier the counting was scheduled for December 3 (Sunday), along with Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Rajasthan. But, the Election Commission postponed the counting to December 4, with regards to the appeal of political parties and organisations citing Sunday holding special significance for the Christian-majority state. The elections for the 40 assembly seats were held on November 7 in a single phase. Four major contenders are in the fray, Mizo National Front (MNF), the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Having wrested Rajasthan and, surprisingly, even Chhattisgarh – which looked “safe” for the Congress – and having retained power in Madhya Pradesh with a convincing margin, the 2023 elections to five states underlines the formidable force the BJP has become