Maraland Democratic Front was a regional political party in the

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n state of

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "lan ...

. The party was active amongst the

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in the southern part of the state. The party had run the

Mara Autonomous District Council Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC) is one of the three Autonomous District Councils within Mizoram state of India. It covers Siaha subdivision and Tipa subdivision of Siaha district. Primarily, an autonomous administrative government ...

(one of three autonomous districts in

) together with

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in the previous term.

Electoral history

In the 2003 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election, the MDF put up candidates in two constituencies (out of 40 in total in the state). The party president and founder, P. P. Thawla was able to get elected from Tuipang. P.P. Thawla participated in the MNF-led state government, and was minister for Excise and Soil & Water conservation but later resigned because of a decrease in the number of cabinet ministers. In the

2008 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election Mizoram state assembly elections were held in February 2008, the counting was done in December 2008. There were 40 seats for the assembly elections, Indian National Congress won 32 seats, Mizo National Front 3, others 5. Result Elected Mem ...

, P.P. Thawla won the Palak seat with 4206 votes (33.37%). He was again the only representative of his party in the Mizoram Assembly. The current President of the party is M. Laikaw, one of the founding members of MDF. The MDF formed a coalition with the MNF in the 2012 election. However, the coalition lost the MADC election to Congress, managing to secure 7 seats.

Merger with BJP

On 12 July 2017, party Chairman

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merged his wing of Maraland Democratic Front (MDF) with the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the List of ruling p ...

at a merger ceremony conducted in presence of BJP Mizoram state president, John V. Hluna.

References

External links

Article about the 5th conference of MDF
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