Mara people in India have an autonomous body i.e. Mara Autonomous District Council, the local governing body for the region, it is centred at Siaha, main town of the Siaha District of Mizoram. The Mizo National Front and the Indian National Congress are the most active political parties on the council. As of 2019 most of the members of the ruling party the Indian National Congress switch to Bharatiya Janata Party mainly due to lust for power which also betrays their own people.