However, the party fell short of six seats in reaching the half-way mark in the 90-member Assembly
Over 81 percent of the total of 690,860 voters exercised their franchise across the state Nov 25 to elect a new 40-member assembly
In Serchhip, Thanwala won by by a margin of 734 votes defeating his nearest MNF rival Lalramzauva, who got 4,985 in a four cornered contest
The BJP needed to win 36 seats to cross the halfway mark in Delhi to earn a majority and form the government
AAP leader Yogendra Yadav said even if Lt Governor Najeeb Jung invites the party to form the government it will decline such an offer
He however added that the vote didn't mean the acceptance of BJP's politics
In Serchhip, Thanwala won by by a margin of 734 votes defeating his nearest MNF rival Lalramzauva
The party also said that it was the responsibility of the BJP, which is the single largest party, to form the government
All the 16 seats, trends for which are available so far, are in southern and northern Mizoram, bordering Myanmar and Bangladesh
Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla of the Congress was leading in his home turf of Serchhip
The Congress is facing widespread anger at corruption, high inflation after two successive terms at the head of a national coalition
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