The Mara Autonomous District Council, one of three autonomous district councils in Mizoram, will hold elections on May 5, 2022. There are 80 candidates from four parties and five Independent candidates in the fray. With the campaign atmosphere ripe, the fate of ethnic minorities and their rights in the 6th Schedule has become a political ploy and a campaign debate among the parties. Residents of......
Mizoram: Mara Council elections puts ethnic minorities under spotlight
In the 2017 election, Congress won the majority. But in 2019, things took a surprising turn when all Congress party members defected to the BJP.
