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BJP voted out of power in Mizoram's Chakma council
Aizawl: The BJP executive committee in the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC), led by chief executive member (CEM) Molin Kumar Chakma, was voted out of power in a no-trust vote on Monday.
This paves the way for Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) to form the next executive committee in the council, reports from Kamalanagar (Chawngte town) in south Mizoram's Lawngtlai district bordering Bangladesh said.
The no-confidence motion was moved by ZPM member Doymoy Daveng Chakma during a special session of the council chaired by Lakkhan Chakma, saying that the executive council headed by MK Chakma no longer enjoys the confidence of the CADC and has no sufficient members of district council (MDCs) supporting it.
Of 17 MDCs present in the sitting of the council, 15 voted in favour of the no-trust move, and one MDC opposed it. The lone MNF MDC, former CEM Rasik Mohan Chakma, did not cast his vote.
MK Chakma became the CEM in the BJP-ruled CADC on Feb 27 after ousting RM Chakma of MNF. While ZPM tried to form the executive council, BJP joined hands with disgruntled ZPM members and secured the support of the lone MNF MDC, forming the executive council. However, the political scenario changed rapidly, leading to the ouster of MK Chakma who will be replaced by the present chairman of the council, Lakkhan Chakma.
CADC is experiencing frequent political changes since MNF bagged 10 seats of 20-member CADC in the May 9, 2023 elections.
