India, Feb. 4 -- Y Khemchand Singh was elected as the leader of the BJP legislature party in Manipur on Tuesday, paving the way for the formation of a popular Government in the northeastern State with him as its head.

A meeting of legislators of all constituents of the National Democratic Alliance will be held later on Tuesday night, where Singh's name is expected to be endorsed as the NDA legislature party leader.

Sources said Singh was elected to the post at a meeting of the Manipur BJP legislature party. Apart from BJP MLAs, the meeting was also attended by the party's central observer Tarun Chugh and its northeast in-charge Sambit Patra, among others. Manipur has been under the President's rule since February 13, 2025. The 60-member...