AIZAWL, April 3 – There will be a triangular fight for Mizoram’s lone Lok Sabha seat while it would be a straight contest in the by-poll to the Kolasib Assembly seat, official sources said here today, after the last day of withdrawal of nominations. Polling for both the Lok Sabha polls and Kolasib by-poll would be held on April 20. Lalramtiama, former state BJP unit president, who filed his nomination for Kolasib Assembly by-election today withdrew his papers. The BJP, earlier announced that it would support the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) in the Lok Sabha polls, but would contest the Assembly by-poll.
The party suddenly decided to withdraw its candidate from the Kolasib by-poll. The ruling MNF candidate K Lalrinliana and C Lalbiakthanga of three Opposition combine would try their luck for the Kolasib Assembly by-poll.
Even as Tlangdingliana of the Ephraim union is in the fray for Lok Sabha elections, the main contest would be between Vanlalzawma of the MNF and Dr Laltluangliana Khiangte of the three-party Opposition combine, which called itself ‘Mizoram Secular Force’.