As ally Mizo National Front seeks to milk Manipur, BJP is worried

The incumbent Mizo National Front (MNF) is aiming to win the upcoming assembly elections in Mizoram, but its focus on the unrest in Manipur is causing concern for its ally, the BJP. The MNF is campaigning for a homeland for all the Zo ethnic tribes in the North-Eastern region, including the Chin-Kuki-Zo tribal inhabitants of Manipur and the Mizos in Mizoram. The BJP accuses the MNF of using the Manipur issue to gain support.