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BJP committed to create marvellous Mizoram, says PM Modi ahead of polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the BJP is committed to create a marvellous Mizoram and the people of the poll-bound state are like his family members. Addressing the people of the northeastern state, Modi in a video message said the BJP-led central government has taken various steps to improve its infrastructure related to railway, health sports and others. With nature and culture, Mizoram also has the potential to become a global tourist hub, he said. "Friends, during one of my earlier visits to Mizoram, I had promised to work for transformation by transportation. Since then, a revolution has happened across sectors by the BJP-led government," the Prime Minister said.

This will be our best performance, says BJP's Anil Antony on Mizoram polls

Talking to ANI on Saturday, Anil Antony said that the BJP will win in most of the contesting seats, and it will be the party's best-ever performance in the state

Won't tie up with BJP even if party fails to get majority in Mizoram: ZPM

The Congress has accused the ZPM of entering into a "secret understanding" with the BJP for forming a post-poll alliance

BJP courting ZPM to secure deputy CM's post: Cong ahead of Mizoram polls

Sensing that defeat was imminent for the ruling MNF in Mizoram, the BJP was courting the opposition ZPM, hoping to secure the deputy CM's post in the new government, the Congress claimed on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, state Congress spokesperson Lalremruata Renthlei claimed that a "secret agreement" was struck between the ZPM and the BJP, and ZPM leader Lalduhoma's recent trips to Guwahati are a testament to it. "The BJP's strategy of aligning with regional parties in states where they lack the chance to win independently is nothing new. Currently, both the ZPM and MNF are vying to be the closer ally of the BJP," claimed Renthlei, who is the state Congress's Media Cell chairman. The BJP was gradually distancing itself from the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) and inching closer towards main opposition Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) with a "secret pact", he said. "The MNF, a long-standing ally of the BJP, is no longer perceived as a potential winner in the upcoming ...

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2023: Priyanka Gandhi's tour cancelled

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's scheduled day-long campaign on Friday in poll-bound Mizoram has been cancelled, officials said on Thursday. "Due to unavoidable reasons, we are informing that Priyanka Gandhi's visit stands cancelled. We sincerely regret the inconvenience caused," a Congress spokesman said here. The All India Congress Committee general secretary, who is in charge of Uttar Pradesh, was scheduled to address a small gathering of people at the Treasury Square here on Friday afternoon followed by a public meeting at Kawrtethawveng in Mamit district. The Congress is contesting in all 40 Assembly seats in the November 7 state election in Mizoram. It had won five seats in the last Assembly election in 2018. One of the Congress legislators resigned and joined the ruling Mizo National Front. The votes will be counted on December 3.

Mizoram Assembly elections 2023: Brus hold key to Hachhek constituency

Even though more than 35,000 Bru people have migrated to Tripura after ethnic riots more than a decade back, around 5,000 of the tribals as well as voters from other smaller minority tribes still hold the key to the Hachhek assembly constituency in Mamit district of Mizoram that will go to polls on November 7. The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), the main opposition Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM), the Congress and the BJP are leaving no stone unturned to earn the confidence of Bru voters who stayed back in their native villages in the assembly segment even after the signing of the quadripartite pact involving the Centre, the governments of Mizoram and Tripura and tribal leaders, which saw many Brus being permanently resettled in the neighbouring state. Of the 23,600 eligible electors, over 5,000 Bru voters may play a "key role as will around 2,000 voters belonging to Chakma and Tripuri tribes in the upcoming elections", said leaders cutting across the party lines. Congress nominee ..

Mizoram elections: MNF reason for state's healthcare issues, says Congress

Congress leaders in Mizoram questioned why the MNF government failed to reimburse Rs 63.88 crore to the people despite allocating the funds

Ready to ally with ZPM if it gets more seats: BJP on Mizoram elections

Vanupa Zathang stated that the BJP has already provided clarification regarding its stand on the UCC and Article 371G of the Constitution and has nothing more to say on these issues

MNF, ZPM acting as 'unofficial agents' of BJP: Congress chief Kharge

Mallikarjun Kharge said that the Congress shall usher welfare, inclusiveness and economic security in the northeastern state, adding that the people of Mizoram deserve peace and progress

BJP-led govt absolutely necessary if Mizoram is to develop further: Sonowal

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has exuded his confidence in his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning the Mizoram Assembly Elections, saying that the people of the north-eastern state will definitely consider that a BJP-led government is 'absolutely necessary' if Mizoram is to develop further.The Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush visited Mizoram to campaign for BJP candidates for the November 7 assembly elections.Speaking to ANI, the union minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the nine and a half years, whatever development and exemplary transformation have taken place is a source of inspiration for the whole North East."Under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the nine and a half years, whatever development and exemplary transformation have taken place is a source of inspiration for the whole North East... I firmly believe that the people of Mizoram, being the most advanced state in .

This is no time for experiments: Sonia Gandhi appeals to Mizoram voters

Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi appealed to the youth and women to vote for the Congress

'We have no interest in Mizoram elections': Resettled Bru families

Hundreds of Bru families from Mizoram, who had migrated and settled in neighbouring Tripura following ethnic clashes, do not bother about the assembly elections in their home state. The 40-member Mizoram assembly goes to the polls on November 7. The names of more than 6,000 Bru voters from nine assembly constituencies in three districts - Mamit, Kolasib and Lunglei - have been deleted from the Mizoram voters' list following their resettlement in Tripura. "We have no interest in Mizoram elections even if some of us had voted there in the last polls. Now, we are permanent residents of Tripura following the 2020 historic accord. It hardly matters to us who comes to power in that state," Charles, secretary of Kaskoupata Bru resettlement village in North Tripura district, told PTI. During the 2018 Mizoram assembly elections, a large number of Bru voters who were then staying in relief camps in Tripura came to their home state and voted at 15 special polling booths created for them in ..

Mizoram Elections: 5,306 votes cast through home voting, postal ballots

Altogether 5,306 senior citizens, people with disabilities (PwDs) and government officials exercised their franchise for the November 7 Mizoram elections through home voting and postal ballots, an official statement said on Tuesday. While 1,100 senior citizens (80 years and above) and PwDs exercised their franchise through home voting, 4,203 government officials, including security and polling personnel, voted through postal ballots. In Aizawl district, 463 senior citizens and PwDs cast their votes, followed by Serchhip district (168) and Saitual district (149), the statement said. In all, 779 government officials voted in Aizawl district, 733 in Lawngtlai district and 574 in Lunglei district, it added.

Assembly elections 2023: Rajnath Singh to campaign in Mizoram today

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Mizoram to campaign for the November 7 assembly elections on Wednesday, a senior BJP leader said here. State BJP spokesperson F Lalremsangi told PTI that Singh will address public meetings at Mamit in the western part of Mizoram bordering Bangladesh and Tripura, and Siaha in the south. Speaker of the outgoing assembly Lalrinliana Sailo and ex-excise minister Dr K Beichhua are contesting on BJP tickets from Mamit and Siaha respectively. The two leaders recently quit the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) and joined the saffron party. The BJP, which has a single MLA in the outgoing assembly, has fielded candidates in 23 seats mostly in minority areas. The party is eyeing the votes of linguistic minorities such as Chakma, Bru, Mara and Lai community people mostly living in the southern part of the state. The party had contested 39 seats in the last assembly polls in 2018 and won the Chakma-dominated Tuichawng constituency. Prime Minister

Bring BJP to power for Mizoram's development: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

Gadkari stated that the party would improve railway infrastructure and the markets for agricultural products in Mizoram if it won in the Assembly elections

Mizoram polls: PM Modi cancels campaign trip to state, Amit Shah to step in

Union Home Minister Shah will visit the southern part of the state and Mamit. BJP leader Nitin Gadkari is likely to hold a rally in West Phaileng today

BJP pledges 33% reservation for women in govt jobs in Mizoram manifesto

Jagat Prakash Nadda said that the party will launch an operation called 'Drug-Free Mizoram' to control and eradicate drug addiction among youngsters