India, Jan. 8 -- Manipur's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former state unit president Meinam Bhorot Singh passed away after a prolonged illness in Imphal on Thursday.

He was 75 and is survived by his wife, three sons, and a daughter.

A two-time BJP state unit president, Singh was also one of the founding pillars of the party in the state. He was elected to the 8th Manipur Legislative Assembly on a BJP ticket in 2002.

He served as the Commissioner of the Imphal Municipal Council in 1978.

Several political leaders condoled Singh's demise.

Former chief minister N Biren Singh wrote on X, "I am deeply saddened by the demise of Shri Meinam Bhorot Singh Ji, former President of BJP Manipur and former MLA, Thangmeiband AC. His passin...