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