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MNF makes spectacular victory in Mizoram, returns to power after 10 years

The MNF bagged 37.6% votes as against 30.2 % secured by the Congress

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A Bru tribal woman shows her identity card as she waits to cast her vote at a polling station for the state Assembly elections, at Kanhmun, Mizoram. Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India Aizawl

Last Updated : Dec 11 2018 | 10:34 PM IST

The Mizo National Front (MNF) on Tuesday scripted a spectacular victory in Mizoram, uprooting the Congress in its last bastion in the Northeast to return to power after 10 years.

The MNF won 26 seats in the 40-member Assembly, a gain of 21 seats since 2013. The Congress managed to bag only five seats compared to 34 seats it had won in the 2013 Assembly elections.

No party in the state has so far been able to form government thrice in a row since 1987, when Mizoram became a full-fledged state.

Outgoing chief minister Lal Thanhawla suffered

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