The Congress party has released a list of 40 candidates for the upcoming elections in Mizoram. The state president, Lalsawta, will be contesting from Aizawl West-III. The polls will be held on November 7 and the counting of votes will take place on December 3. The party has retained four sitting MLAs and has not named its fifth sitting MLA. The ruling MNF won 28 seats in the 2018 assembly polls, Congress won five, and the BJP won one. There is a demand to change the date of vote counting due to it falling on a Christian prayer day.
