India News | Five Mizoram Independent MLAs Resign
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Five independent MLAs of Mizoram tendered their resignation on Tuesday, less than a month before the November 7 Assembly election in the northeastern state.
Aizawl, Oct 10 (PTI) Five independent MLAs of Mizoram tendered their resignation on Tuesday, less than a month before the November 7 Assembly election in the northeastern state.
The five who resigned are V L Zaithanzama of Aizawl West-III constituency, Vanlalthlana of Aizawl North-II, Lalchhuanthanga of Aizawl South II, C Lalsawivunga of Aizawl South-I and Vanlalhlana of Aizawl North-I constituency.
Also Read | Kerala: Top RSS Leaders Including Mohan Bhagwat Meet in Thiruvananthapuram.
They originally belonged to the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) but contested as independents as in 2018, when the last election was held, it was not registered as a political party.
Their resignation from the membership of the legislative assembly is crucial as they will now be able to file nominations on the ZPM ticket, they said.
With this the total number of resignations from the 40-member Assembly has risen to seven.
Earlier, Congress MLA K T Rokhaw and former minister K Beichhua had resigned as MLA.
Rokhaw has already joined the ruling Mizoram National Front (MNF) to contest from Palak seat, his home turf.
Beichhua, who was expelled from the MNF in January, joined BJP on October 6 and will contest from Siaha, from where he was elected twice since 2013 on the party's ticket. --
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)