PM Modi promises Mizo voters -- a 'Marvellous Mizoram' :: He had to skip Oct 30 public meeting largely due to Manipur crisis

‘Marvellous Mizoram’: PM Modi says BJP committed to develop, transform state

"Friends, the BJP is committed to creating a marvellous Mizoram. I am sure that we will get your support and blessings to make it happen," PM said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, last day of poll campaign for Mizoram polls, released a video message for the people of the poll-bound state seeking their support and blessings to make their homeland "marvellous".

Addressing the people of the northeastern state on the last day of the campaign, Modi in the video message said the BJP-led central government has taken steps to improve its various infrastructure including railway, health and sports. 

Terming the people of Mizoram like his family members, he said it has always been a great pleasure for him to interact with the state’s warm people.  

"We gave prime importance to fulfill your aspirations, dreams and necessities," Modi said.  Polling for the 40-seat Mizoram assembly will be held on November 7 and votes will be counted on December 3.

The Prime Minister was earlier scheduled to visit the state and hold a public meeting at Mamit on October 30. His visit was, however, cancelled without citing any reason.

In his video message, he said that Mizoram is rich in nature and culture, and it has the potential to become a “global tourist hub” with improvement of infrastructure, which in turn will improve trade.

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The Zo people of Manipur including Kukis share a tribal bond with Mizos in Mizoram and hence the chief election issue in Mizoram this year is the Meitei-Kuki conflict.

The Mizoram assembly elections 2023 have already left a bitter lesson.

 

And the party at the receiving end is none other than the BJP. The political shenanigans in the

run up to the polls clearly put Prime Minister Narendra Modi in embarrassment; and the political lesson is that the BJP governments at the centre and in neighbouring Manipur have not handled the Meitei-Kuki conflict effectively.

The "inability" for the Prime Minister to visit poll-bound Mizoram as planned on Oct 30 was a 'serious development' which the saffron party itself cannot ignore. 

The Meitei-Kuki conflict in BJP-ruled Manipur has left Zo or Kuki tribals and a sizable Christian population aggrieved.   

Campaigning came to an end on Nov 5 evening for the single-phase assembly election in Mizoram and the first phase of poll in Chhattisgarh. 

Voting for all 40 constituencies in Mizoram and for 20 out of a total of 90 seats in Chhattisgarh will be held on Tuesday. In the Second phase of assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, voting will be held for 70 out of the total 90 constituencies on the 17th of November.  

 

In Mizoram has more than 8.57 lakh voters who will exercise their franchise in 1,276 polling stations. 

The ruling Mizoram National Front, Congress and the Zoram People’s Movement are contesting in all 40 seats while the BJP has fielded candidates in 23 Assembly segments. 

The Aam Aadmi Party is contesting in 4 Assembly constituencies. 

There are 27 Independent candidates are in the fray. The state Election Department said that elaborate arrangements are in place for smooth conduct of elections. Polling officials for far flung areas left District Headquarters today with polling material.