Speaking to ANI Rev. Lalramliana Pachuau, Gen Sec Mizoram People Forum said "The EC has not agreed to our request so far. Three days ago, we sent another letter to the commission to postpone the counting date to either December 4 or 5 as most people in Mizoram would be busy with church activities on the scheduled date." Mizoram Assembly Election 2023: Churches, NGOs and Parties Appeal to Election Commission To Reschedule Date of Counting Votes.
For the first phase, 20 seats, including in Naxal-hit districts, will go to polls in Chhattisgarh while 174 candidates will battle it out for 40 seats for the single phase polling in Mizoram
Every time Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga holds street corner meetings for his party the Mizo National Front (MNF), he brings up the ethnic unrest in neighbouring Manipur.