After a saffron wave swept the Hindi heartland, taking the BJP to decisive mandates in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, and the Congress wrested Telangana from the BRS, all eyes have now shifted to the Northeast as Mizoram is to reveal its mandate on Monday.Counting of votes for Mizoram Elections 2023 begins. pic.twitter.com/S1IJmvFwR7— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2023The counting in the tiny Northeast state, which was scheduled originally for December 3, Sunday, along with four other states, was pushed back by a day following representations to the Election Commission by the civil society, citing an important day in the religious calendar in the Christian-majority state.Four major contenders are in fray in the northeastern state, which voted to elect its 40-member legislative assembly on November 7.These include the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), the Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM), the Congress and the BJP.
After a saffron wave swept the Hindi heartland, taking the BJP to decisive mandates in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, and the Congress wrested Telangana from the BRS, all eyes have now shifted to the Northeast as Mizoram is to reveal its mandate on Monday.Counting of votes for Mizoram Elections 2023 begins. pic.twitter.com/S1IJmvFwR7— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2023The counting in the tiny Northeast state, which was scheduled originally for December 3, Sunday, along with four other states, was pushed back by a day following representations to the Election Commission by the civil society, citing an important day in the religious calendar in the Christian-majority state.Four major contenders are in fray in the northeastern state, which voted to elect its 40-member legislative assembly on November 7.These include the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), the Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM), the Congress and the BJP.