Imphal, Sept. 9 -- In a significant political shift in Manipur's volatile landscape, three senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - Y. Surchandra Singh, IAS (Retd.) and former MLA of Kakching Assembly Constituency, L. Radhakishore Singh, former MLA of 25-Oinam Assembly Constituency; and Uttamkumar Ningthoujam of Thanga Assembly Constituency, formally joined the Indian National Congress (INC) today.
Congress leaders said the leaders were inducted into the Congress party at a press event held at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Headquarters in New Delhi.
Their defection from the BJP comes amidst ongoing criticism over the saffron party's handling of the protracted crisis in Manipur, which has seen extended periods of viol...