Congress to declare candidates for Mizoram assembly election on Thursday

The ruling Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) announced Tuesday that names of candidates for the November 28 assembly election would be declared on Thursday. Sports Minister and member of the MPCC nomination committee Zodintluanga said that the names of the candidates would soon be finalised and announced on Thursday (October 11).

The candidate's list would be made public in the presence of AICC general secretary in charge of North-East Luizinho Faleiro. Mizoram is the only state under Congress at present and hence it would be important to see whether they manage to hold the fort or not.

Meanwhile, sources in the ruling party said that massive tussle has been going inside the party over the selection of candidates in the election to the 40-member state legislature to be held on November 28. One leader said that the party top leadership wanted to axe some legislators who were too old or did not chance to win while taking great care to ensure that those left out would not be too numerous to form a rebellious lobby against the party.

The heartburns might widen the cracks which had already inflicted a blow especially after the resignation of home minister R. Lalzirliana and former minister and sitting legislator Lalrinliana Sailo recently.

(With inputs from agencies.)