The biggest challenge for the Mizo National Front will come from the Zoram People’s Movement, while the Congress will look to improve after ending third last time.
Mizoram Assembly Election Dates: ZPM, which focuses on youth, replaces Congress as the principal opposition. The party picks 15 of its 39 candidates who are under 50 years.
The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) led by Zoramthanga is seeking a second term in the upcoming assembly polls in Mizoram. The emergence of the Zoram People s Movement (ZPM) has posed a challenge to the traditional binary equation between the MNF and the Congress. Analysts believe that the MNF may have an advantage due to its handling of the refugee issue and the rising tide of Zo sub-nationalism.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spoke about his party's winning chances in the upcoming Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. These states will go to polls later this year.
In the present assembly, the MNF has 27 members, ZPM 6, Congress 5 and the BJP has one MLA. One seat is vacant following the resignation of one MNF legislator