Aizawl: Mizoram’s outgoing chief minister Zoramthanga on Tuesday resigned as the Mizo National Front (MNF) president after his party suffered a crushing defeat to Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) in the assembly polls.
In his resignation letter sent to MNF senior vice president Tawnluia, Zoramthanga said he took moral responsibility as the president of the party for its poll debacle.
“The MNF fails to win the state assembly polls. In this regard, I take moral responsibility as party chief.
Considering that it is my obligation as the MNF president, I do hereby tender resignation from the president post and kindly request you to accept the same,” the 79-year-old leader said in the letter.
The MNF national core committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday to decide whether or not to accept Zoramthanga’s resignation.
Zoramthanga succeeded Laldenga as MNF president in 1990.
The MNF, the oldest regional political party in Mizoram, won 10 of the 40 seats in this election.
