C. Chhunga: Difference between revisions

'''C. Chhunga''' was the first [[Chief Minister of Mizoram]], a state in [[northeast India]]. He served as a member of the [[Mizo Union]], from 1972 to 1977.

Chhunga was the Chief Executive Member of Mizoram District Council, The United Mizo Parliamentary Party, a coalition of Mizo Union and Congress Party and dominated the 1971 Village Council elections by winning 66 of the 158 Village councils.<ref>{{cite book|last=C. Nunthara|title=Mizoram: Society and Polity|year=1996|publisher=Indus Publishing Company}}</ref> Chhunga was appointed the President of the [[Mizo Union]] in the 1952 General Assembly as the people preferred a young man instead of the much senior Bawichhuaka. Chhunga held the Party president's post for 14 years during the 28 years of [[Mizo Union]] Party. Chhunga won election in [[Kolasib (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] and was appointed the Chief Minister of Union Territory of [[Mizoram]] by SP Mukherjee, the First Lt Governor of Mizoram on 3 May 1972.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bareh|first=Hamlet|title=Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Mizoram|year=2007|publisher=Mittal Publications}}</ref> Chhunga was instrumental of merger of [[Mizo Union]] with the [[Indian National Congress]]. The [[Mizo Union]] being a regional party depended on the center for funds and preferred to join with the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Chatterjee|first=Suhas|title=Making of Mizoram: Role of Laldenga, Volume 2|year=1994|publisher=Vijay Gupta|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4pdE6p1MiTAC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> Chhunga was instrumental in Mizoram getting State status. He negotiated for separation of Mizoram District from [[Assam]] state.