Imphal, Jan. 8 -- Veteran BJP leader and former party president of Manipur Meinam Bhorot Singh passed away on Thursday. He was 72. He was unwell for some time, party sources said.
Political leaders across the state have condoled Meinam Bhorot Singh's passing. BJP state president A Sharda and others paid their tributes to the mortal remains of Bhorot at his Imphal residence.
Bhorot, a former president of the BJP's Manipur unit, was among the early architects of the party's organisational presence in the state. He was also a member of the national leadership, serving as national secretary of the BJP.
He served as MLA from the Thangmeiband Assembly constituency in Imphal West district, winning the seat in the 2002 Assembly election on a BJP...