Mizoram polls: PM Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda to campaign

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President JP Nadda will campaign for November 7 assembly polls in Mizoram. BJP's Mizoram state President Vanlalhmuaka said that the Prime Minister is likely to visit the state and would address an election rally in Mamit town on October 30 to campaign for BJP candidates.

“We have received the PM's tentative schedule of his proposed visit to Mizoram. Expecting the final tour programme soon. "

He said that Shah, Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Smriti Irani, Kiren Rijiju, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma are among the star campaigners of BJP.


The BJP has fielded candidates in 23 seats with a special focus on linguistic minority inhabited areas, especially where the Reang and Chakma tribal community people are in reasonable numbers in the voters’ list.

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

Altogether, 174 candidates, including 16 women are in the fray.