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Know Lal Thanhawla, who will become Mizoram CM for fifth time

Aizawl: A poster boy of Congress in Mizoram, four-time Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla is a stalwart in the state politics and has been in and out of power for the past three decades.71-year-old Lal Thanhawla



The Congress and the Mizoram Janata Dal (MJD) led by Brig Thenphunga Sailo (now Mizoram People's Conference) forged alliance and won the state assembly polls in 1993 enabling Lal Thanhawla to continue as the chief minister.

He, however, was defeated in 1998 assembly polls and even lost his Serchhip seat for the first time to a retired engineer K Thangzuala of the MNF.

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