Status verified as of 22 September 2026. Political positions change; this explainer describes the documented position on that date.
Current position
Mizoram has been a full state of the Indian Union since 20 February 1987, with constitutional protections for Mizo customary law, religion and language secured under the 1986 Peace Accord. This bundle documents no ongoing Mizo independence campaign.[1]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: On 20 February 1987, Mizoram became the 23rd state of India with a 40-member legislative assembly; the MNF won the first state legislative elections, and Laldenga became Mizoram's first Chief Minister as a federated Indian state.
- Mizoram Peace Accord (Wikipedia) link, Statehood section. Source record
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