Aizawl, June 3 -- The nearly four-month-old BJP-led executive committee of the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) in southern Mizoram's Lawngtlai district is on the brink of collapse following the defection of eight of its members to the state's ruling Zoram People's Movement (ZPM).

This dramatic shift, confirmed by a CADC official on Monday, has left the BJP in the minority.

Sources indicate that seven BJP members, including the sitting Council Chairman Lakkhan Chakma, resigned from the party and joined the ZPM on Sunday.

Another BJP member, Santosh Chakma, swiftly followed suit, making the switch on Monday.

This wave of defections has drastically altered the power dynamics within the 20-member council. The BJP, which formed i...