BJP will form govt in Mizoram’s Mara district council, says state party chief

A day after a six-month-old Mizo National Front (MNF)– Congress coalition government in Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC) in south Mizoram’s Siaha district was toppled, Mizoram BJP unit president Vanlalhmuaka said a BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government will be formed here.

On Saturday, Vanlalhmuaka said the BJP will stake a claim to form the NDA-led government or a complete BJP-led government in MADC if the three Mizo Nation Front (MNF) members, who strayed from the MNF-Congress coalition government, are willing to join BJP.

Two members from MNF are already set to join the BJP-MNF coalition government, he claimed.

“We are preparing for the NDA government in the Mara council. We may also form a government completely headed by BJP if the estranged members are willing to join our party,” Vanlalhmuaka said during a press conference here.

“We will stake a claim to form the next government in the council next week,” he said.

The MNF– Congress coalition government headed by H. Malvina of Congress as Chief Executive Member (CEM) was voted out in a no-confidence motion on Friday.

Three MNF members, who were part of the coalition government, have strayed from the MNF-Congress coalition and voted to overthrow the government during a session.

According to Vanlalhmuaka, seat or portfolio sharing is being discussed between the BJP and MNF members at the MADC headquarters in Siaha.

MNF headed by Zoramthanga, which is now in power in Mizoram, is an ally of the NDA government at the centre but the party does not align with the BJP in the state.

In the last MADC polls held in May, the BJP emerged as the single largest party winning 12 out of 25 seats, while the MNF won 9 seats and Congress bagged 4. No party won a majority.