Mizoram Speaker Hiphei resigns from post, House and Congress
PTI | Updated: Nov 5, 2018, 13:30 ISTHighlights
- Mizoram Speaker Hiphei said he has resigned from his post, House and the Congress.
- Hiphei said he submitted his resignation letter to deputy speaker R Lalrinawma, who accepted it.
- Hiphei, a veteran leader, was elected to the 40-member Assembly from the Palak constituency in 2013.

AIZAWL/GUWAHATI: Mizoram Speaker Hiphei said on Monday that he had resigned from his post, the House as well as the Congress and joined the BJP, just a little over three weeks ahead of the assembly elections.
The seven-time Congress legislator said he submitted his resignation letter to Deputy Speaker R. Lalrinawma who accepted it. From there, he went to Congress Bhavan to resign from primary membership of the party.
He is the fifth Congress MLA to resign from the 40-member House since September.
Mizoram, the only state in the north-east under Congress rule, will go to the polls on November 28.
"He is a very senior leader. His joining the saffron party will greatly strengthen the organisation," BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma said, who is also Assam finance minister, said.
The senior BJP leader, however, did not comment on whether the party will field Hiphei from any constituency in the forthcoming Assembly polls in the hill state.
The Congress had earlier named Hiphhei as its candidate for the Palak constituency, but replaced him with party general secretary K T Rokhaw last week following reports that he might move to the BJP.
Hiphei was elected to the Mizoram Assembly from Palak constituency in 2013. He won the state elections six times between 1972 and 1989 from Tuipang.
The seven-time Congress legislator said he submitted his resignation letter to Deputy Speaker R. Lalrinawma who accepted it. From there, he went to Congress Bhavan to resign from primary membership of the party.
He is the fifth Congress MLA to resign from the 40-member House since September.
Mizoram, the only state in the north-east under Congress rule, will go to the polls on November 28.
"He is a very senior leader. His joining the saffron party will greatly strengthen the organisation," BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma said, who is also Assam finance minister, said.
The senior BJP leader, however, did not comment on whether the party will field Hiphei from any constituency in the forthcoming Assembly polls in the hill state.
The Congress had earlier named Hiphhei as its candidate for the Palak constituency, but replaced him with party general secretary K T Rokhaw last week following reports that he might move to the BJP.
Hiphei was elected to the Mizoram Assembly from Palak constituency in 2013. He won the state elections six times between 1972 and 1989 from Tuipang.
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