Mizoram Assembly Election 2018

Mizoram Election Results: MNF president Zoramthanga to be sworn in as chief minister today

Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan formally invited Zoramthanga on Wednesday to form the next government after receiving the signed notification of the result from Election Commission officials who arrived here late in the evening, Raj Bhavan sources said.

From Sachin Pilot's win in Rajasthan to Lal Thanhwala's defeat in Mizoram, key wins and losses in the state Assembly polls

As counting for the 2018 Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh drew to a close on Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saw significant losses in all the states

Mizoram Election Results: With ally Mizo National Front's emphatic win in state, BJP's inroads into North East complete

For a party pursuing an avowedly Hindutva agenda and usually identified with the trappings of all that is Brahmanical patriarchy, it was considered inconceivable that the saffron party would find such appeal in the North East.

Daily Bulletin: Governor makes Congress wait in MP as party sweeps Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh; Shaktikanta Das is new RBI Governor; day's top stories

Today's top stories: Jodie Foster to direct, co-producer and star in remake of Woman at War; Congress makes big gains in Assembly polls in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh; TRS and MNF win in Telangana and Mizoram; Markets to take cautious approach; and more.

Mizoram Election Results: Elected MNF leader Zoramthanga meets governor, to stake claim to form government

The MNF bagged 26 seats in the 40-member state assembly. Meanwhile, chief minister Lal Thanhawla submitted his resignation to the governor.

Mizoram Vidhan Sabha polls: From anti-incumbency to alcohol ban, a number of factors thwart Congress' bid to retain power

Congress is battling the tide of history. Ever since Mizoram became a full-fledged state in 1987, the grand old party and the Mizo National Front, have taken turns ruling it.

Assembly Elections 2018: Congress trumps BJP in Hindi heartland, but that won't make road ahead easy for grand alliance

While it is ready to form the core of mahagathbandhan against Modi in 2019, Congress might find it difficult to gain acceptance among the constituents of a third front, many of whom consider a ‘strong Congress’ an anathema to a grand alliance.

Assembly elections counting of votes 2018: Watch trends, results, repercussions, analysed live by our panel of experts

To be anchored Naghma Sahar and Rupali Tewari, the live broadcast will start at 7 am on Tuesday (11 December) and continue till 3 pm.

Who is Lal Thanhawla? Mizoram chief minister is Congress' last man standing in the North East

Congress has gone from strength to strength in Mizoram under Thanhawla's aegis

Bru community: Mizoram's tribals who fled to Tripura 21 years ago over ethnic strife are struggling in refugee camps

The over 30,000 tribals now lodged in refugee camps in Tripura for over 21 years, demanded setting up of polling stations near them so that they could cast their votes. However, the Mizoram government wants them to travel to Mizoram and exercise their franchise.