Priyanka Gandhi to campaign in Mizoram polls

way2barak, Oct 25 : Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other senior party leaders Jairam Ramesh and Shashi Tharoor would visit poll-bound Mizoram to campaign for party candidates in the state assembly, which goes to the polls on November 7, party sources said on Wednesday.

Mizoram Congress media cell chairman Lalremruata Renthlei said that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Shashi Tharoor are likely to visit the Mizo National Front (MNF) ruled state to intensify the party campaign on November 3 and 4.

Vadra is likely to campaign in Mizoram’s southern and western regions where people belonging to the linguistic minority are inhabited.

Another Congress General Secretary and Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh is expected to arrive in Aizawl on Thursday.

Ramesh accompanied by Mizoram Congress in-charge Bhakta Charan Das and senior observer Sachin Rao would brief the media on Friday and would hold meetings with party leaders.

They would also address election meetings during their stay in Mizoram.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had campaigned for Congress candidates in Aizawl and south Mizoram’s Lunglei town during his visit to Mizoram on October 16 and 17.

Elections to the 40-member Mizoram assembly will be held on November 7 and counting of votes will take place on December 3.

In all 174 candidates, including 16 women, are in the fray for the polls.

Ruling MNF, main opposition party Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) and Congress have fielded candidates in all the 40 seats.

BJP, which contested 39 seats and won only one seat in the last assembly polls in 2018, this time fielded candidates in 23 seats and Aam Aadmi Party in its electoral debut in Mizoram has nominated four candidates in Aizawl district.

Twenty seven independent candidates are also in the poll battle.