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Mizoram becomes a dry state after 4 years
The present Mizo National Front (MNF) government, which came to power last year with prohibition as one of its main promises, passed the Mizoram Liquor (Prohibition) Bill 2019 in the state assembly on March 20.
Published on May 28, 2019 11:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Guwahati | HT Correspondent
Mizoram to have dry Christmas, New Year as MNF takes steps toward imposing total prohibition
The new Mizo National Front, which had made reimposing prohibition a poll promise, has decided to stop the sale of liquor by government agencies, and bring a legislation to stop sale by private players.
Updated on Dec 18, 2018 05:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Guwahati | Sadiq Naqvi
Mizoram assembly polls: MNF returns to power as Congress loses
Mizoram assembly elections: In the 40-member assembly, the MNF bagged 26 seats, securing absolute majority on its own. Congress, which had been in power since 2008, came third with just 5 seats.
Updated on Dec 20, 2022 07:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Aizawl | Utpal Parasher
Mizoram election results 2018: MNF won due to negative voting against govt, says ZPM leader Lalduhoma
Mizoram election results 2018: The Mizo National Front (MNF) is set to return to power, having won or leading in 25 seats, according to latest trends.
Updated on Dec 11, 2018 04:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Guwahati | Sadiq Naqvi
Mizoram election results 2018: Mizoram chief minister Lal Thanhawla loses both
Lal Thanhawla was defeated in Serchhip by the Zoram People’s Movement’s (ZPM) chief ministerial candidate Lalduhoma by a margin of 410 votes.
Updated on Dec 20, 2022 07:41 PM IST
Aizawl | Press Trust of India
Mizoram election results Highlights: Zoramthanga meets Mizoram Governor, stakes claim to form government
The Mizo National Front (MNF) returned to power in Mizoram after a gap of 10 years on Tuesday, beating the Congress comprehensively in its last state it was ruling in the northeast.In the state’s 40-member assembly, the MNF bagged 26, securing absolute majority on its own. Congress, which had been in power since 2008, came third with just 5 seats.Catch all the live updates of assembly elections, click here.Mizoram, the last Congress-ruled state in the northeast has seen direct contests between the Congress and the Zoramthanga-led Mizo National Front with smaller parties such as the National People’s Party (NPP) and the Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM) also contesting the elections. This time, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looked to expand its footprint in the northeast and had fielded 39 candidates for the 40 assembly seats of Mizoram.Outgoing chief minister Lal Thanhawla who had contested from two seats—Serchhip and Champhai South—lost both. In Serchhip he was defeated by ZPM leader Lalduhoma while he lost Champhai South to MNF’s Lalnuntluanga.Catch all the live updates of Mizoram election results, click hereExit polls have predicted a hung assembly in the northeastern state. In case the counting of votes in Mizoram does throw up a hung assembly today, parties such as the BJP, ZPM and the NPP are likely to play a crucial role in the formation of the government in the state.Here are the highlights:
Updated on Dec 11, 2018 11:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Mizoram exit polls 2018: All you need to know
Mizoram exit polls 2018: Around 770,000 people voted to decide the fate of 209 candidates,18 of whom were women, as the state went to polls for the eighth time since it was declared a state in 1987.
Updated on Dec 08, 2018 02:41 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Mizoram elections 2018: CM Thanhawla among 9 candidates facing criminal charges
As the countdown begins for Mizoram assembly elections 2018, two organistaions have come out with the list of candidates facing criminal cases. Mizo National Front (MNF) president and former chief minister Zoramthanga is one of them.
Updated on Dec 20, 2022 06:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Mizoram assembly elections 2018 Highlights: 80% turnout in Mizoram, slight dip from 83.41 % in 2013
Mizoram went to polls on Wednesday with 209 candidates in the fray for the 40-member legislative assembly. Voting began at 7 am and ended at 4 pm. The state recorded 80% voter turnout in a peaceful poll.Congress, which has been in power in Mizoram since 2008, is eyeing a third consecutive term in the state. While the direct contest is between the Congress and Mizo National Front, BJP, National People’s Party and Zoram People’s Movement could play crucial roles in the formation of the next government.Chief minister Lal Thanhawla is contesting from two seats — Serchhip and Champhai South. Here are the highlights:
Updated on Nov 28, 2018 10:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Mizoram polls: BJP looks to uproot Congress from last bastion in northeast
In the 2013 elections, the Congress had won 34 seats, while its main opposition, the Mizo National Front (MNF), got five and the Mizoram People’s Conference bagged one seat in the 40-member assembly.
Updated on Nov 27, 2018 07:27 PM IST
Aizawl | Press Trust of India
Mizoram CM among nine candidates facing criminal cases: Report
Mizo National Front (MNF) president and former chief minister Zoramthanga is another bigwig fighting criminal charges, the report of the Mizoram Election Watch (MEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said.
Updated on Nov 23, 2018 02:55 PM IST
Aizawl | Press Trust of India
Ban on liquor may return in Mizoram after assembly polls as parties strive to woo voters
In 2015, the state’s Congress government lifted a ban on liquor imposed since 1997. But there is opposition to lifting of the ban by some regional parties and church bodies in the state.
Updated on Nov 16, 2018 07:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Aizawl | Utpal Parashar
Mizoram Election 2018: Anti-incumbency is not a factor this time, says CM Lal Thanhawla
In the 2013 polls, Congress came to power by winning 34 of the 40 seats in the assembly. But in recent months, five of those legislators , including party vice-president and home minister R Lalzirliana, have left the party to join rivals.
Updated on Nov 14, 2018 07:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Aizawl | Utpal Parashar
211 contestants file nominations for Mizoram assembly elections
Elections will be held in Mizoram on November 28.
Updated on Nov 09, 2018 07:20 PM IST
Aizawl | Press Trust of India
Infighting scars Mizoram Congress ahead of assembly elections
Four legislators had earlier quit the Congress following differences with Mizoram chief minister Lal Thanhawla. The defections came just before the elections even as the Congress is seeking to retain its last bastion in the country’s Northeastern region.
Updated on Nov 02, 2018 01:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Aizawl | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi and Utpal Parashar
Congress promises laptops, educational tours to students in Mizoram
Releasing its list of promises before Mizoram goes to polls, Congress state unit president and chief minister Lal Thanhawla promised continuation of several old policies and a slew of benefits for students.
Updated on Nov 06, 2018 07:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Aizawl | HT Correspondent
Campaigning gathers steam in poll-bound Mizoram
The stakes are high this time as Mizoram is the only north-eastern state which has a Congress government and the BJP, which is upbeat after ousting the CPI(M) from Tripura, is keen on making inroads in the Christian-dominated state.
Updated on Nov 02, 2018 11:19 AM IST
Aizawl | Press Trust of India
Congress releases list of 40 candidates for Mizoram Assembly polls
Single-phase Assembly polls in Mizoram will be held on November 28. Counting of votes will take place on December 11.
Updated on Nov 02, 2018 11:22 AM IST
New Delhi | Asian News International
Veteran Lal Thanhawla to lead Congress campaign in Mizoram, aims for hat-trick
In the 2018 Mizoram assembly election, the Congress, in power since 2008, is battling desertions—as many as 4 MLAs left the party to join other parties, anti-incumbency and growing influence of regional players and the Bharatiya Janata Party —which is ruling or sharing power in six of the seven states in the region.
Updated on Nov 02, 2018 11:23 AM IST
Congress will return with more than 30 seats, says Mizoram CM Lal Thanhawla
The Congress leader said he will be contesting from two seats in the 40-member assembly, including his home turf Serchhip and Champhai South.
Updated on Nov 02, 2018 11:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Aizawl | Sadiq Naqvi
In Mizoram, Congress banks on mix of old and new faces
On Thursday in Aizawl, Mizoram chief minister and state party chief Lal Thanhawla released a list of candidates for 36 of the 40 Assembly constituencies.
Updated on Nov 02, 2018 11:09 AM IST
Congress faces tough task of keeping flock together in Mizoram ahead of assembly elections
The exit of senior ministers R Lalzirliana, who held the home portfolio and former health minister Lalrinliana Sailo following serious differences with chief minister Lal Thanhawla, just before the elections has dealt a serious blow to the Congress.
Updated on Nov 02, 2018 11:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
Mizoram Congress expels party vice-president from primary membership
Mizoram Congress vice-president R Lalzirliana was the second most important man in the government and the party’s state unit, both of which are headed by chief minister Lal Thanhawla.
Published on Sep 17, 2018 09:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Guwahati | Utpal Parashar
There is no anti-incumbency in Mizoram, people want Congress to continue: CM Lal Thanhawla
Ahead of Mizoram assembly elections next year, chief minister Lal Thanhawla told HT in an exclusive interview he wants India to remain a secular state.
Updated on Jul 12, 2018 09:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Guwahati | Sadiq Naqvi
Mizoram govt distances itself from International Yoga Day
Mizoram BJP rejected claims that yoga is ‘anti-Christian’ and accused the CM of trying to do the ‘exact opposite’ of what the Modi govt wants.
Updated on Jun 21, 2018 08:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Guwahati | Sadiq Naqvi
Over 100 militants of Mizoram’s last active rebel outfit lay down arms
The Mizoram government hopes that the surrender will pave the way for lasting peace in the tiny northeastern state.
Updated on Apr 14, 2018 11:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Guwahati | Utpal Parashar