The Mizoram People's Conference was a regional

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Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo ...

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. It was formed by

Brig Thenphunga Ṭhenphunga Sailo (1 January 1922 – 27 March 2015) was a Brigadier of the Indian Army, and the second and twice the Chief Minister of Mizoram, a state in northeast India. He was the creator of Mizoram People's Conference, one of the major p ...

Sailo on 17 April 1975. Ṭhenphunga was the party chairman and

Chief Minister of Mizoram The Chief Minister of Mizoram is the chief executive of the Indian state of Mizoram. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elec ...

from 1979 to 1984, and an army officer and then a human rights activist before starting his political party. Following the MPC's defeat in 1984, it was the main opposition party for the next two decades. In the 1998 assembly elections, it won 12 seats. However, in the 2003 elections, the party won only three seats, a number which fell to two in the 2008 elections and one in 2013. It ultimately won four seats in the 2018 election and their MLA quit to join ZPM. MPC was the third largest party in

for three decades. It merged with the People's Representation for Identity and Status of Mizoram party as the Peoples' Conference Party.

List of chief ministers

* T. Sailo ** First term: 2 June 1978 to 10 November 1978 ** Second term: 8 May 1979 to 4 May 1984

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{{Indian political parties Political parties in Mizoram Political parties established in 1975 1975 establishments in Mizoram Recognised state political parties in India

List of chief ministers

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