The North-eastern state of Mizoram is going to polls on Tuesday the counting of which is scheduled on December 3. A total of 174 candidates are in the fray.
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).
In the 2018 assembly elections, the Mizo National Front (MNF) secured 26 seats with a vote share of 37.8 per cent and emerged victorious defeating the 10-year-old Congress government.
Saizikpuii, Additional Deputy Commissioner, said, "The polling parties are collecting their EVMs and polling materials. Security personnel will go with each polling party. Every security arrangement has been made to conduct the poll. "
According to the Chief Electoral Officer's office, Mizoram, 8,52,088 voters including 4,13,064 male and 4,39,028 female voters will exercise their franchise in 1276 polling stations.
Deputy Speaker of the Assam Assembly, Momin, who is also the star campaigner of the BJP in the only northeastern state among the five states going to polls next week, said that this time the party's vote share will also be increased to 15 per cent.
Lalduhoma, the chief ministerial face of the ZPM, told ANI that his party is going to win this election with a landslide majority and will form the next government in Mizoram.
Speaking to ANI, the union minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the nine and a half years, whatever development and exemplary transformation have taken place is a source of inspiration for the whole North East.
In a run-up to the state assembly polls, the Congress party on Saturday vowed to pass a new Bill that guarantees to protect the land and rights of the tribal people of Mizoram.
Addressing the media here in Aizwal as part of the party's campaign for the upcoming assembly elections, Jairam Ramesh exuded confidence in Congress winning the elections.
After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that the ruling Mizo National Front and Zoram People's Movement "are the instruments for the RSS and BJP to enter" the northeastern state, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lalremsangi Fanai termed the statement "baseless" and demands "proof".