Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee

Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee
President	Lalsawta
Chairperson	Zodintluanga Ralte
Headquarters	Aizawl, Mizoram
Youth wing	Mizoram Youth Congress
Women's wing	Mizoram Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Ideology	Populism Social liberalism Democratic socialism Social democracy Secularism
Alliance	United Progressive Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha	0 / 1
Seats in Rajya Sabha	0 / 1
Seats in Mizoram Legislative Assembly	5 / 40
Website
http://mpccmizoram.org/
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Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (or Mizoram PCC) is the wing of Indian National Congress serving in Mizoram.

Mizoram Legislative Assembly election

Year	Party leader	Seats won	Change in seats	Outcome
1972		6 / 30	New	Opposition
1978		0 / 30	6	Opposition
1979		5 / 30	5	Opposition
1984	Pu Lalthanhawla	20 / 30	15	Government
1987		13 / 40	7	Opposition
1989		23 / 40	10	Government
1993		16 / 40	7	Government
1998		6 / 40	10	Opposition
2003		12 / 40	6	Opposition
2008		32 / 40	20	Government
2013		34 / 40	2	Government
2018		5 / 40	24	Opposition

Office Bearers

The Elected Office Bearers of Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee are:

• President: Lalsawta
• Vice President: Lal Thanzara
• Treasurer: Zodintluanga Ralte

Structure and Composition

S.No.	Name	Designation	Incharge
01	Lalsawta	President	Mizoram Pradesh Congress
02	Lal Thanzara	Vice President	Mizoram Pradesh Congress
03	Zodintluanga Ralte	Treasurer	Mizoram Pradesh Congress

History

For about 300 years till 1952, the Mizo people were ruled by the autocratic and hereditary Chiefs. This system was upheld by the British Administration with supervision by the British officers. From the 1920s there had been pent up desire for a political change and for representative form of government. But any signs of Democratic movement were promptly suppressed by the British rulers. For the first time the administration allowed Political organisation in 1946, and the Mizo Union party was immediately formed. The Mizo Union movement soon engulfed the entire land like wild fire. The policy of this party was to away with hereditary and autocratic rule and instead introduce a representative form of government. The aspirations of the people and those of the National Leaders of the INC were similar. When Mr. A.Z. Phizo propagated Independence movement in his visit to Aizawl in 1947 the people here did not take him seriously. The Mizo Union opposed some sporadic attempts of certain groups of people who advocated Mizoram Independence. Members of the Assam Legislature from the Mizo Union joined the Congress Parliamentary Party in the Assam Assembly. There was however, a rift between the Mizo Union and the Assam State Level Congress party from 1959 for various reasons. The Mizo Union finally merged with the Indian National Congress in 1974.

See also

• Indian National Congress
• Congress Working Committee
• All India Congress Committee
• Pradesh Congress Committee

External links

• Official Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee website