India, Feb. 4 -- Nemcha Kipgen, a senior BJP leader from Manipur, is likely to become the state's next Deputy Chief Minister. If confirmed, she will make history as the first woman and the first member of the Kuki-Zo community to hold the position.

Kipgen has represented the Kangpokpi Assembly constituency since 2012 and has previously managed key portfolios in the state government, including Social Welfare, Cooperation, Commerce and Industry, and Textiles.

Over the years, she has also been active in youth empowerment programs and community initiatives in her region.

She is married to ST Thangboi Kipgen, the chairman of the Kuki National Front, and is the niece of four-time legislator Thangminlen Kipgen. In the 2022 Assembly polls, Kip...