India, Feb. 9 -- Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh resigned from his post on Sunday, a day ahead of the assembly's budget session, amid reports of a rebellion by the MLAs of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the ethnic crisis-hit northeastern state.

Singh met Governor Ajay Bhalla along with BJP north-east incharge Sambit Patra and the party's state president A Sharda at around 5 pm at the Raj Bhavan in state Capital Imphal and submitted his resignation. He was also accompanied by at least 19 MLAs.

Several leaders in the Manipur BJP had said that some party MLAs had threatened to openly display their rebellion against the CM and sit with the opposition when the assembly session begins on Monday.

Singh in his resignation lett...