Voting on for lone Rajya Sabha seat in Mizoram

Polling for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Mizoram began on the state Assembly premises this morning. 

The fate of the two candidates -- Ronald Sapa Tlau of the ruling Congress and L Ramkinlova of opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) -- would be decided by the 40-member Assembly today. 

Polling began at 9 am and would conclude at 4 pm following which the counting will take place at 5 pm. Congress has 34 legislators in the state Assembly while MNF has five. MNF's junior partner, Mizoram People's Conference, has one legislator.