Manipur gets new Chief Minister in Yumnam Khemchand Singh

The BJP appointed senior leader Yumnam Khemchand Singh as the legislature party leader in Manipur after one year of President rule.

The BJP on Tuesday appointed senior leader Yumnam Khemchand Singh as the legislature party leader in Manipur, a key step toward the formation of a new government in the state after nearly a year.

The post has remained vacant since N Biren Singh resigned in 2025, following prolonged ethnic violence in the state, after which President’s Rule was imposed.

President's rule was imposed in Manipur on February 13 last year and was later extended by Parliament in August last year for another six months. Former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said on Sunday that NDA partners in the state have been called to Delhi for a meeting.

As per teh ANI reports, the meeting will be followed by a meeting of NDA partners in the state. 

Union Home Ministry in December gave another extension to the Commission of Inquiry probing the ethnic violence in Manipur, instructing it to submit its report "as soon as possible, but no later than May 20, 2026."

(With ANI inputs)