Mizoram

ZPM leader Lalduhoma to take oath as Mizoram CM on December 8

Lalduhoma called on Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Wednesday to stake a claim to form the government.

Voters deliver key messages in assembly polls, but will the opposition pay heed?

The opposition is faced with key challenges like how to overcome the Modi magic and how to make voters, especially women, believe that delivery will match promises. Unemployment and price rise are real issues where people are feeling the pinch but the opposition is unable to muster the credibility to show they can do better

Mizoram verdict confirms it – The North-East is (almost) Congress-free

No amount of social media likes and Insta reels can save the Grand Old Party in the North-East. BJP is sitting pretty in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura with its leaders being heard in Delhi. An interesting possibility is a new coalition of North-East parties to highlight indigenous voices. Congress figures nowhere in the popular discourse

Mizoram Election Results 2023: ZPM scripts history as a big vote for change sinks MNF

Mizoram Election Results 2023: In a stunning success reminiscent of the Aam Aadmi Party, the Zoram Peoples Movement, which was not even recognised when it fought the 2018 elections, has routed Mizoram’s traditional parties – MNF and Congress. MNF’s bet on Mizo nationalism failed and it was laid low by poor developmental outcomes and ZPM’s promise of change and good governance

How will politics in South India pan out for 2024 Lok Sabha polls?

Seeing the electorate’s choice in Karnataka and Telangana along a North-South axis is to misread the anti-incumbency sentiment in these states. BJP is well in play for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in most of the South Indian states. The possibility of new alliances shaping up in states like Tamil Nadu cannot be ruled out either

Mizoram polls: ZPM dethrones MNF, bags 27 of 40 seats

The ruling Mizo National Front won nine seats and was leading in one.

Why 2024 is now close to a done deal

Analogies with 2003-04 when BJP lost in 2004 after sweeping the 2003 polls are flawed. Unlike in 2003, BJP put up its national leadership and its centralised ideological agenda for a popular referendum in the three Hindi heartland assembly polls, and there is much reason to believe that a similar strategy might work similarly well in the national elections

ZPM surges ahead of MNF in Mizoram polls, Deputy CM loses, CM trailing

The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) was leading in 10 seats, the BJP in three and the Congress in one, it said.

Mizoram election results 2023 highlights: ZPM makes a clean sweep with 27 seats, Lalduhoma set to be CM

Mizoram election results 2023 highlights: Lalduhoma, the ZPM's Chief Ministerial candidate, claimed victory in the Serchhip constituency by defeating MNF's J Malsawmzuala Vanchhawng by 2,982 votes. The MNF managed to win nine seats while the BJP secured victories in the Palak and Saiha constituencies. The Indian National Congress secured the Lawngtlai West seat.

BJP’s poll showing, short covering, FOMO can drive a sharp market rally

Though the market reaction to state elections is usually short-lived, three wins give a strong underlying message. Structural factors support a near-term rally as well

Assembly Election Results 2023: What lies ahead for the Congress

Assembly Election Results 2023: It was essential for Congress to put itself on the road to recovery ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The party's national fortunes hinge on its revival in the states. To that end, Congress has been dealt a rude jolt in the Hindi heartland and can no longer dictate terms to its INDIA alliance partners

Assembly Election Results 2023: Big boost for BJP, reality check for Congress ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Assembly Election Results 2023: BJP will go into 2024 brimming with confidence. But like the recently concluded Cricket World Cup, where the final result was not determined by winning the semi-final, the state election results need not accurately predict the outcome of the national elections

Assembly Elections 2023: BJP reaffirms hold over Hindi heartland, Telangana gives Congress its consolation prize

Congress’s claim to being the BJP’s sole pan-Indian adversary came apart after the rout in MP, Rajasthan and potentially Chhattisgarh. This weakens the Congress in the INDIA alliance and opens up space for regional parties like SP, JD(U) and RJD

Assembly Elections 2023: Who will win? Factors that shaped 2018, 2013 outcomes missing this time

The 2013 assembly polls were influenced greatly by the Modi wave sweeping the country then. Massive anti-incumbency against tilted the 2018 verdict against three BJP governments. In contrast, 2023 is seeing both anti-incumbency and pro-incumbency sentiment. The dominating theme this time is government’s delivery versus opposition’s promises

Assembly Elections 2023: Expect new welfare sops from Centre irrespective of today’s outcome

Competitive welfarism has set in. With Opposition certain to make tall promises to voters for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the central government will attempt to neutralise those with handouts that have an immediate impact and sets the poll narrative in BJP’s favour

Assembly triumphs no guarantee for Lok Sabha victory, data reveals, but can impact national politics

Although Congress had won 54 percentage of the Assembly seats cumulatively in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan in 2018, it failed to use the momentum during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, only winning 4.62 percentage of the seats available.

Assembly Elections 2023: What is at stake for Congress and BJP today?

Congress will need some big wins to drive home a tough bargain with INDIA alliance partners. For BJP, victories will reinforce perceptions that it is headed for three successive Lok Sabha wins and that PM Modi can front assembly polls for the party without needing strong state-level leadership

Assembly elections 2023: EC changes counting date for Mizoram to December 4

In a press note, EC noted that the Commission has received several representations from various quarters requesting for change in date

Assembly Elections 2023: Does voter turnout indicate any electoral trend?

Assembly Elections 2023: Turnout figures don’t give us any indication of pro- or anti-incumbency. Nor does turnout reveal anything about extreme social polarisation at the constituency level. It is just an indicator of whether voters showed interest in the election

Assembly Elections 2023: December 3 won’t impact 2024 Lok Sabha polls but will set campaign ball rolling

Assembly Elections 2023: These elections won’t have much impact on 2024 beyond galvanising or demoralising workers on winning and losing sides. What December 3 will certainly do is bring parties back to strategising for the Lok Sabha polls. The opposition, especially, has much ground to cover including picking a formidable candidate who can be projected against PM Modi

Assembly Elections 2023: The possibilities for national politics if exit poll projections hold

Assembly Elections 2023: The exit poll projections give both Congress and the BJP a reprieve. Congress can take heart if it wins Telangana and Chhattisgarh. BJP will be reassured by wins in MP and Rajasthan heading into 2024. But the split result forewarns a mad rush of freebie promises that is the antithesis of good economics

Assembly Polls 2023: Exit polls a comedy of errors? Seven reasons why they can go wrong

Assembly Polls 2023: Exit polling is very difficult work. Two notable agencies are differing hugely on exit poll projections for some of the states. Only one of them can be right. From reasons like India’s sheer diversity to shortcomings in sampling and work ethic, exit polling can go wrong for a number of reasons

Mizoram NGOs to hold protests on Friday to demand rescheduling of vote counting date

Polling for the 40-member Mizoram assembly was held on November 7 where more than 80 per cent of over 8.57 lakh voters cast their votes to decide the fate of 174 candidates.

Assembly Elections 2023: Enjoy exit polls with popcorn, but wait till Dec 3 for real picture

The strike rate of polling agencies in 2018 left was poor. Except for Rajasthan, where the revolving door tradition makes it easy for pollsters, more agencies were wide off the mark than correct in MP, Telangana and Chhattisgarh. The last two states witnessed landslides, which few agencies got right