C. Chhunga (1915–1988) was the first Chief Minister of Mizoram, a state in northeast India.
[1] Chhunga was appointed the President of the Mizo Union in the 1952 General Assembly as the people preferred a young man instead of the much senior Bawichhuaka.
Chhunga won election in Kolasib (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and was appointed the Chief Minister of Union Territory of Mizoram by SP Mukherjee, the First Lt Governor of Mizoram on 3 May 1972.
[2] Chhunga was instrumental of merger of Mizo Union with the Indian National Congress.
The Mizo Union being a regional party depended on the center for funds and preferred to join with the Indian National Congress.