After a saffron wave swept the Hindi heartland, taking the BJP to decisive mandates in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, and the Congress wrested Telangana from the BRS, all eyes have now shifted to the Northeast as Mizoram is to reveal its mandate on Monday.
The two regional players in Mizoram - MNF and ZPM - are in the race to form government in Mizoram, exit polls said on Thursday with most predictions stating that the ruling party led by Chief Minister Zoramthanga has an advantage in the northeastern state while there is also a possibility
According to the Chief Electoral Officer Office, Mizoram, 81.25 per cent of female voters have been recorded while male voters are recorded at 80.04 per cent.
Weighing in on the state Assembly elections on Tuesday, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Wednesday said the polling went off peacefully despite the inadequate deployment of police and the central armed forces.
"I have cast my vote and I visited half of my constituency. I believe, from the political atmosphere on voting day, we shall be able to form the government and in my constituency in, we hope we shall get an overwhelming victory," Zoramthanga said.
The Mizo National Front (MNF) President went to cast his vote in the morning hours on Tuesday at 19-Aizawl Venglai-I YMA Hall polling station under the Aizawl North-II assembly constituency.
The President of the Mizo National Front (MNF) and Chief Minister, Zoramthanga, stands out as one of the most prominent figures in this election. Having previously won Aizawl East - I in the 2018 assembly elections, Zoramthanga is once again contesting from the same constituency.
The main political parties in Mizoram are the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), the Congress, the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Issues of "identity" and people's welfare gained centrestage in the campaign for assembly polls in Mizoram, with the state slated to go to the polls for its 40 seats on Tuesday