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Veteran politician and six times MLA Lalhmingthanga of Mizoram People’s Conference (MPC) has predicted who will form government the next government in Mizoram after December 2 election, his prediction is interesting though,

According to Lalhmingthanga, the anti-incumbency factor would propel the Congress to bounce back to power, though it would be not in a position to form the government on its own.

He said the Congress would be followed by the MNF which has been ruling the state for 10 years.

His party would finish a “poor third”, Lalhmingthanga said.

Source: The Telegraph, Kolkata

What prompts this MCP veteran politician to say like this?

The Mizoram People’s Conference (MCP) has denied renomination to Lalhmingthanga.

Why was he denied the party ticket?

ZNP leader Lalduhawma lost to Lalhmingthanga in his first electoral battle in 1984 from Lunglei in south Mizoram.

The paper further added that

The grapevine has it that ZNP chief Lalduhawma is opposing the nomination of Lalhmingthanga.

What is the prospect of United Democratic Alliance (UDA) in this election?

According to an opinion polls at misual.com and buannel.com, UDA is leading handsomely for now, but in offline the reality may be a little different. According to the same paper,

A dissident group last week floated a new political formation, christened Reformed Mizoram People’s Conference Party (RMPCP), under the leadership of maverick political activist J.V. Hluna, who won the prestigious Aizawl West II seat as an MCP candidate in the 1993 Assembly elections.

The 40-seat Mizoram legislative assembly election will be held on December 2, and counting of votes will be held on December 8. Till then, its all guessing game.