Imphal, Feb. 6 -- Conrad K Sangma, Chief Minister of Meghalaya and National President of the National People's Party (NPP) has appointed the former Deputy Chief Minister of Manipur, Yumnam Joykumar as the interim president of NPP, Manipur State unit.

Sheikh Noorul Hassan, MLA, Kshetrigao Assembly Constituency in Manipur has been named as the working president.

This was informed in an official statement issued by the NPP office, Shillong in Meghalaya.

NPP holds six seats (excluding the vacant Tadubi Assembly constituency seat of late MLA N Kayisii) andwill sit on the Opposition benches in the upcoming assembly session alongside five Congress MLAs.

NPP MLA representing Wangoi Kh Loken said that all the party MLAs will sit on the Opposit...