Small consolation

December 10, 2013 12:17

After the drubbing in the Assembly elections to four heartland States, a victory in the small northeastern State of Mizoram could not have been of much consolation for the Congress.

But Mizoram needs the Congress more than the Congress needs Mizoram. For a State divided by tribal identities, where development is organically linked to Central funds, the Congress is in some ways both unifier and saviour.

With their experience of long years of insurgency and counter-insurgency operations, the people of Mizoram often turn to the Congress for political stability and firm governance. Read more

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