New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- Former Manipur Speaker Yumnam Khemchand Singh was on Tuesday elected here as the new leader of the BJP Legislature party in the north eastern state.
The meeting virtually clears the deck for the veteran politician to take over as the chief minister of the troubled state, which has been under President's Rule since February 13, 2025.
Khemchand had won in 2017 and 2022 from the Singjamei Assembly constituency as a BJP candidate. He was the Speaker of Manipur Assembly from 2017 to 2022 during the first N Biren Singh government.
Khemchand may be sworn in as Chief Minister on Feb 4 or 5, along with some other ministers at Lok Bhawan. Former Chief Minister N Biren Singh, Speaker Th Satyabrata, BJP state President A Sharda ...