Aizawl, Oct 30: Union Minister of State (independent) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh, on Wednesday expressed confidence that Lalhmingthanga Sailo, the BJP candidate for the upcoming Dampa Assembly bypoll, would secure victory.

Speaking to reporters at the party’s State headquarters, Atal Bhavan (Mipui Run) here, Singh said he had come to Mizoram to campaign for Sailo, as he believed that the people of the State increasingly recognise the advantages of having a Government in sync with the one at the Centre. “The people of Mizoram now understand the importance of coordination between the Centre and the State for better development,” he said.

Recalling his earlier visits to the State as the Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER),

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