Manipur, March 26 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday fielded Th Basanta Kumar Singh as its candidate for the Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha Election. Th Basanta Singh is currently the Education and Law Minister.

In its 6th list of candidates released on Tuesday, Th Basanta Kumar Singh was nominated for the Inner Manipur LS seat by the BJP central election committee.

Th Basanta Kumar Singh, who was elected to the Manipur Legislative Assembly in 2022 from Nambol AC in Bishnupur district, will be contesting against Congress candidate Akoijam Bimol.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister N Biren Singh congratulated Th Basanta Singh for his candidacy while terming him the "right candidate" to contest the u...