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'''Mizoram People's Conference''', a regional [[political party]] in [[Mizoram]], [[India]]. MPC was formed by [[Brig Thenphunga]] Sailo on 17 April 1975.<ref name="MPC Reference1">{{cite news |title=T Sailo's Mizoram People's Conference to merge with PRISM |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/sep/21/t-sailos-mizoram-peoples-conference-to-merge-with-prism-2199631.html |access-date=28 February 2021 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=21 September 2020}}</ref> Ṭhenphunga was the party chairman and was the [[Chief Minister of Mizoram]] from 1979 to 1984. Thenphunga was an army officer and then a Human rights Activist before starting his Political Party.
The '''Mizoram People's Conference''' was a regional [[political party]] in [[Mizoram]], [[India]]. It was formed by [[Brig Thenphunga]] Sailo on 17 April 1975.<ref name="MPC Reference1">{{cite news |title=T Sailo's Mizoram People's Conference to merge with PRISM |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/sep/21/t-sailos-mizoram-peoples-conference-to-merge-with-prism-2199631.html |access-date=28 February 2021 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=21 September 2020}}</ref> Ṭhenphunga was the party chairman and [[Chief Minister of Mizoram]] from 1979 to 1984, and an army officer and then a human rights activist before starting his political party.


Following the MPC's defeat in 1984, it was the main opposition party for the next 2 decades.<ref name="MPC Reference1" /> In the 1998 assembly elections, it won 12 seats.<ref name="MPC Reference1" /> However, in the 2003 elections, the party won only 3 seats, a number which fell to 2 in the 2008 elections and 1 in 2013.<ref name="MPC Reference1" /> It ultimately won 4 seats in the 2018 election and their MLA quit to parrty and join ZPM<ref name="MPC Reference1" />.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/mizoram/results|title=Mizoram Assembly Election Results 2018|website=NDTV.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-30}}</ref> MPC was the third largest party in [[Mizoram]] for 3 decades,and the party has been going on quietly in the present days without collapse.
Following the MPC's defeat in 1984, it was the main opposition party for the next two decades.<ref name="MPC Reference1" /> In the 1998 assembly elections, it won 12 seats.<ref name="MPC Reference1" /> However, in the 2003 elections, the party won only three seats, a number which fell to two in the 2008 elections and one in 2013.<ref name="MPC Reference1" /> It ultimately won four seats in the 2018 election and their MLA quit to join ZPM.<ref name="MPC Reference1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/mizoram/results|title=Mizoram Assembly Election Results 2018|website=NDTV.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-30}}</ref> MPC was the third largest party in [[Mizoram]] for three decades. It merged with the [[People's Representation for Identity and Status of Mizoram]] party as the [[Peoples' Conference Party]].<ref name="MPC Reference1" />


The four decade old Mizoram People's Conference(MPC) is merge with the newly-floated [[People's Representation for Identity and status of Mizoram]] (PRISM)party as [[Peoples' Conference Party]].<ref name="MPC Reference1" />
== List of chief ministers ==
 
== List of Chief Minister ==


* [[T. Sailo]]<ref name="MPC Reference1" />
* [[T. Sailo]]<ref name="MPC Reference1" />

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Mizo People's Conference
LeaderBrig Thenphunga
PresidentPu Lalhmangaiha Sailo
Founded17 April 1975 (51 years ago) (1975-04-17)
HeadquartersTreasury Square, Aizawl, Mizoram
ECI StatusState Party[1]
Seats in 
0 / 40
Election symbol
Website
mizorampeoplesconference.com

The Mizoram People's Conference was a regional political party in Mizoram, India. It was formed by Brig Thenphunga Sailo on 17 April 1975.[2] Ṭhenphunga was the party chairman and Chief Minister of Mizoram from 1979 to 1984, and an army officer and then a human rights activist before starting his political party.

Following the MPC's defeat in 1984, it was the main opposition party for the next two decades.[2] In the 1998 assembly elections, it won 12 seats.[2] However, in the 2003 elections, the party won only three seats, a number which fell to two in the 2008 elections and one in 2013.[2] It ultimately won four seats in the 2018 election and their MLA quit to join ZPM.[2][3] MPC was the third largest party in Mizoram for three decades. It merged with the People's Representation for Identity and Status of Mizoram party as the Peoples' Conference Party.[2]

List of chief ministers[edit | edit source]

  • T. Sailo[2]
    • First term: 2 June 1978 to 10 November 1978
    • Second term: 8 May 1979 to 4 May 1984

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "T Sailo's Mizoram People's Conference to merge with PRISM". The New Indian Express. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mizoram Assembly Election Results 2018". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 July 2019.


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