Zoram People's Movement

The Zoram People's Movement (abbreviated: ZPM) (English:Zoram People's Movement) is a six regional party alliance formed under the leadership of MLA and former Member of Parliament, Lalduhoma.[4] The party believes in Secularism and protection of religious minorities in India.[5]

Zoram People's Movement
AbbreviationZPM
LeaderLalduhoma
PresidentLalliansawta
Founded2017 (registered party in 2019)
HeadquartersAizawl, Mizoram
Youth wingZPM Ṭhalai
Women's wingZPM Zonu
IdeologySecularism[1]
Conservative Christianity[2]
ColoursYellow
ECI StatusRegistered Unrecognized Party
AllianceUnited Progressive Alliance (2019)[3]
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 245
Seats in Mizoram Legislative Assembly
6 / 40
Election symbol

It is an alliance movement, the members are Mizoram People's Conference, Zoram Nationalist Party, Zoram Exodus Movement, Zoram Decentralisation Front, Zoram Reformation Front and Mizoram People's Party. Later all these parties merged into a single entity. In 2018 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election, it has emerged as movement group and support some independent candidate with same symbol, flag and policy and won 8 seats.[6] Zoram People's Movement was reformed as a political party from movement group. The largest and founder party Mizoram People's Conference left the alliance in 2019[7] due to ZPM became a political party.

In 2020 some member of ZNP left the alliance due to election of their party issue relating to forming new party leader/OB and reform Zoram Nationalist Party(ZNP).

In 2023, the party won all 11 wards in the newly formed Lunglei Municipal Council.[6]

Office Bearers
  • President: Pu Lalliansawta
  • Working President: Pu K Sâpdanga
  • Vice Presidents: Pu Dr. Kenneth Chawngliana, Pu Lalthansanga, Rev. Dr. K. Thanzauva.
  • Treasurer: Pu C. Laltanpuia.

History

Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) contested 36 out of 40 seats in Mizoram assembly polls, and won 8 seats in the recent 2018 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election.[8] The Zoram People's Movement has been created to create a political alternative to the Mizo National Front and the Indian National Congress in Mizoram.[9] They fought the election on the platform of re-imposing a ban on liquor.[10][11] The Zoram people's movement was officially registered with Election Commission of India in July 2019[12] after submitting a request on January 21, 2019.[13]

References
  1. "ZPM Congress Candidate announce name". Sapdanga said the desire to sustain secularism and protect Christianity have brought the ZPM and Congress together. He alleged that the BJP has a hidden agenda of making India into a Hindu kingdom by suppressing all other religious minorities.
  2. "ZPM Congress Candidate announce name". Sapdanga said the desire to sustain secularism and protect Christianity have brought the ZPM and Congress together. He alleged that the BJP has a hidden agenda of making India into a Hindu kingdom by suppressing all other religious minorities.
  3. "Zoram People's Movement snaps ties with Congress in Mizoram".
  4. https://thewire.in/politics/mizoram-zpm-znp-alliance-quit
  5. "ZPM Congress Candidate announce name". Sapdanga said the desire to sustain secularism and protect Christianity have brought the ZPM and Congress together. He alleged that the BJP has a hidden agenda of making India into a Hindu kingdom by suppressing all other religious minorities.
  6. Karmakar, Rahul (13 December 2018). "Zoram People's Movement hurt Congress more than Mizo National Front in Mizoram". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  7. "Mizoram People's Conference snaps ties with Zoram People's Movement in Mizoram". eastmojo. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  8. "Mizoram Assembly Election Results: Congress loses last North East bastion as MNF rides anti-incumbency wave to win". First Post. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  9. "New alliance Zoram Peoples Movement in Mizoram". Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  10. "Zoram People's Movement pledges to ban liquor in Mizoram". NENOW. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  11. "Regional grouping ZPM may dent Congress, MNF, BJP poll prospects in Mizoram". The HIndustan Times. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  12. "Zoram People's Movement: Mizoram's newest regional party". east mojo. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  13. "Recognised party nih dilna ZPM-in ECI-ah an thehlut". vanglaini. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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