Assembly elections 2023: Mizoram and Chhattisgarh vote in key India state polls

Assembly elections 2023: Mizoram and Chhattisgarh vote in key India state polls
File photo of a voter displaying her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her vote at a polling station in the 2018 Mizoram assembly electionshabby pictures

Millions of people have started casting ballots in the states of Mizoram and Chhattisgarh as a series of important position elections in India get underway.

They are one of the five state that will cast ballots between November 7 and 30. Voting calculating is scheduled for December 3rd.

These surveys are thought to be a warm-up for the upcoming national elections.

Experts predict that they will provide some insight into the 2024 standard election performance of the ruling and opposition parties.

Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in north India and Telangana in the north are among the various state voting this quarter.

The Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is only in power in Madhy Pradesh. The opposite Congress party is in charge of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.

Voting started on Tuesday morning in 20 districts in the state of Chhattisgarh’s northern region and the north-eastern province of Mizoram.

Following ethnic violence that broke out in Manipur status in May, this election is being held in the nation’s north-eastern location. The fighting has claimed the lives of more than 200 individuals.

Manipur, which shares a boundary with Mizoram, is governed by the BJP. According to federal statistics, about 12,000 people who were displaced by the crime have relocated to Mizoram since May.

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga criticized the BJP’s management of the problems and declared he would never support PM Modi during his election campaigns in an interview with Jugal Purohit from the BBC last quarter.

In the poll, Mr. Zoramthanga’s Mizo Nationalist Front( MNF) competes against the Congress Party and the ZPM in an effort to regain energy.

The ruling Congress gathering in Chhattisgarh is up against the BJP. The condition is one of just four in which the Congress has authority.

During its election campaign, the party has announced a number of security programs for ladies, farmers, and ethnic communities in the state.

The Bastar place, where Communist rebels have influence, is home to twelve of the 20 seats that will be up for election in the condition on Tuesday. To guarantee security, thousands of armed soldiers have been stationed.