Aizawl. The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), BJP and opposition Congress intensified their campaign for the elections to the 25-member Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC) to be held in Mizoram on Thursday. The MADC elections in Siaha district are crucial for both the ruling and opposition parties, ahead of next year’s elections to the Mizoram Assembly.
The Congress is now in power in the politically important tribal autonomous body.
The ruling MNF, an ally of the National Democratic Alliance, has fielded candidates in all 25 seats, while the BJP and Congress have fielded 24 and 23 candidates, respectively.
The state’s main opposition party, the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), is contesting on 8 seats.
A total of 42,326 people, including 21,960 women, are eligible voters in the council area. In the last election held in May 2017, the Congress had secured 17 seats in the 25-member council.
MADC, located at the southern tip of Mizoram bordering Myanmar, is one of the 3 Tribal Autonomous District Councils in Mizoram.
—AnyTV News
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