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Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga, who lost his own seat, on Monday, called on Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati at Raj Bhavan and submitted his resignation after Mizo National Front (MNF) received a crushing defeat in the Assembly elections. 

The Zoram People's Movement (ZPM), an alliance of six parties, has crossed the majority mark in the state where Assembly elections were held on November 7. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), ZPM has won as many as 27 seats in the 40-member Assembly and the Mizo National Front (MNF) won 10 seats, while the BJP managed to win only two seats. The Congress party secured only one seat in the state.

After securing defeat in the elections, Zoramthanga said that he lost the elections because of the anti-incumbency effect and also because people were not satisfied with his performance. 

"Because of the anti-incumbency effect and the people are not satisfied with my performance I lost... I accept the verdict of the people and I hope that the next government will perform well... It (the reason) is the anti-incumbency and Covid onslaught,” the MNF chief said while addressing reporters, as quoted by news agency ANI.

In a major setback for the MNF, Chief Minister Zoramthanga lost the Aizawl East-I seat to Lalthansanga of ZPM by as many as 2,101 votes. A day before the counting of votes, Zoramthanga stated that he was confident that his coalition would return to power in the state. 

Meanwhile, Lalduhoma, who served as the in-charge of former prime minister Indira Gandhi's security,  is the prominent face for the chief minister’s post of the Zoram People's Movement. Lalduhoma became a member of the Lok Sabha in 1984. However, he was disqualified under the anti-defection law in 2020. He made the political comeback in 2021 with his victory in the Serchhip by-election.