Congress to win over 25 seats in Mizoram polls, will initiate reforms: State chief Lalsawta
Congress will win at least 25 of the 40 assembly seats in the November 7 Mizoram elections, its state unit chief Lalsawta on Saturday said the party will initiate a series of reforms after attaining power to wipe out corruption and bring in good governance. In an interview with PTI, the 77-year-old veteran politician underlined that only the Congress can steer Mizoram out of «financial mismanagement» and promised to introduce the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) if it returns to power.
«The campaign is going very well and we are gaining ground.
As per reports from various parts of the state, we may get 26 seats. If not that, at least 25 seats are for sure,» he added.
The Congress is contesting all the 40 seats.
In the last assembly elections of 2018, it had won five seats. Recently, one of its legislators resigned and joined the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF).
Lalsawta, considered to be a strong contender for the chief minister's post if the Congress gets a majority, claimed that the MNF and the main opposition party Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) are both looking to form an alliance with the BJP.
«This is not going down well with the people of the state. Mizos are very religious and over 80 per cent of the state's population is Christian. They enjoy freedom of religion and don't want the BJP because of its Hindutva ideology.
