Mizoram Chief
Minister Zoramthanga was unable to cast his vote in the Mizoram Assembly
elections since the electronic voting machine was not working.
The Mizo National
Front (MNF) president went to cast his vote in the morning hours today at
19-Aizawl Venglai-I YMA Hall polling station under the Aizawl North-II Assembly
constituency.
However, the
machine was not working. Subsequently, he kept waiting for sometime and decided
visit his constituency and vote after the morning meet.
In order to form
the government, 21 seats are needed. Zoramthanga expressed hope that the party will
have a comfortable majority by winning 25 or more seats.
The Mizoram CM cited
the development works done by his government even during the Covid situation
when the whole world fought more or less successfully against Covid for
survival.
“Despite that,
here in Mizoram, we have done a lot of developmental work in social and political
field. Therefore, I believe that in order to continue the works that we have
laid down we shall be able to form the government,” he said.
After getting out
from the polling booth the Chief Minister added, “It will not be a hung
Assembly. It will be an MNF Government. I have full confidence in that.”
Zoramthanga said the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not an alliance partner of the MNF though the
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which the MNF is a part of, is at the
Centre.
“So far, they have
not approached us, we have not approached them. We are only a partner of the
NDA in the Centre, here in the State we support the NDA even on issue-based,”
he says.
Zoramthanga stands
out as one of the most prominent figures in this election. Having previously
won Aizawl East – I in the 2018 Assembly elections, Zoramthanga is once again
contesting from the same constituency.
Polling for the
Mizoram Assembly began on Tuesday, the counting of which is scheduled on
December 3. The voting began at 7 am and will continue till 3 pm.
NE Watch Desk With
ANI Inputs
