Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Oct 18: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unveiled its first list of twelve candidates for the upcoming Mizoram Assembly elections on Wednesday.
As per the announced list, the Mizoram BJP’s head, Vanlalhmuaka, is set to run for elections in the Dampa constituency.
The BJP party has granted a ticket to PS Zatluanga for the Champai North constituency.
In contrast, the Congress party has already revealed its candidates for all 40 seats in the upcoming Mizoram Assembly elections.
Congress included Lalsanglura Ralte from the Aizwal East-I constituency, which is currently represented by Mizo National Front (MNF) president and Chief Minister Zoramthanga, on the initial list of 39 candidates that the party released on Monday.
Mizo National Front won the 2018 elections by winning 26 seats in the 40-member Mizoram assembly with a vote share of 37.8%. Five seats were won by the Congress, and one by the BJP.
The Mizoram assembly will undergo a one-phase election on November 7, with the vote counting scheduled for December 3.
