Aizawl, Dec 10: Lal Thanhawla, who steered the
Congress back to power in Mizoram in a landslide win after a
gap of ten years, was on Wednesday elected as the legislature party
leader.
The Congress Legislature Party, met today to elect
68-year-old Lal Thanhawla as newly-elected MLAs reached the
state capital from far-flung areas.
Congress party sources said the party would now stake
claim to form government before Governor Lt Gen M M Lakhera.
The Congress carved out its biggest victory in Mizoram after it attained statehood in 1987 bagging 32 seats out of 40 and handing one of the worst defeats to the ruling Mizo National Front.
PCC chief Lal Thanhawla will be
sworn in as chief minister of Mizoram for the fourth time, at
the Raj Bhavan here tomorrow by Governor M M Lakhera.
Official sources said only Lal Thanhawla, who would be
the sixth chief minister of the state, would be sworn in.
Bureau Report
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