As newly formed Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) trounced the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) in the Mizoram Assembly election, ZPM founder and ex-IPS officer Lalduhoma has emerged as the probable chief ministerial candidate. Lalduhoma, who founded the ZPM, won from the Serchhip constituency and is set to stake claim to form the next government in Mizoram.The 74-year-old Lalduhoma started his career as an IPS officer and served in Goa before he was entrusted with the responsibility to oversee the security of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in New Delhi. He then took the political plunge in the 1980s and joined the Congress. In 1984, he created history by making it to the Lok Sabha from Mizoram on a Congress ticket. He left the party in 1985 to form his own outfit -- the Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNM) -- two years later.In 2017, Lalduhoma's ZNM joined six regional parties to form a coalition known as Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM).Lalduhoma has confronted many challenges during his stint as MP, being the first parliamentarian to be disqualified under the anti-defection law. In 2020, even after being disqualified from the Mizoram Legislative Assembly, again due to anti-defection law violation, he became victorious in the ensuing by-election from the Serchhip Assembly constituency.Zoram People's Movement, founded by Lalduhoma, was registered as an official party by the Election Commission in 2019. It happened after the party won six out of 40 seats in the 2018 Mizoram election, where it made its electoral debut.The ZPM has offered a fresh alternative to the northeastern state, which so far has only seen CM faces from two parties -- Lal Thanhwala from the Congress and Zoramathanga of the Mizo National Front (MNF).During campaigning, the party leaders stressed on the idea of expanding secularism and protecting regional minorities in Mizoram. The party has listed re-imposing the ban on liquor in the state as one of its priorities.Follow ABP Live for more such news and information from all parts of the country.