<p class="title">Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla resigned on Tuesday evening following the debacle by Congress in the assembly election and admitted that he had "underestimated" the opposition strength.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The five-time chief minister said he also underestimated the "extent of the anti-incumbency wave".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Thanhawla had been at the helm of the government in the northeastern state for two consecutive terms since 2008.</p>.<p class="bodytext">His resignation was accepted by Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan who asked him to continue in office till alternative arrangements were made.</p>
<p class="title">Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla resigned on Tuesday evening following the debacle by Congress in the assembly election and admitted that he had "underestimated" the opposition strength.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The five-time chief minister said he also underestimated the "extent of the anti-incumbency wave".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Thanhawla had been at the helm of the government in the northeastern state for two consecutive terms since 2008.</p>.<p class="bodytext">His resignation was accepted by Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan who asked him to continue in office till alternative arrangements were made.</p>