Denied MNF ticket, Mizoram Speaker quits, set to join BJP

Lalrinliana Sailo, the Speaker of the Mizoram assembly and member of the Mizo National Front (MNF), has resigned from his position and the party. Sailo stated that he will join the BJP and work towards resolving the state’s financial issues. He was denied a ticket by the MNF for the upcoming elections. Sailo has requested the BJP to make Zoram Medical College a central institute as a condition for joining the party. Five Independent MLAs also resigned, citing the anti-defection law.