BJP Elects Yumnam Khemchand Singh as Manipur Legislature Party Leader Amid Ongoing Ethnic Violence

Yumnam Khemchand Singh has been elected by the BJP as the legislature party leader in the Manipur Legislative Party meeting in Delhi Tuesday. Experience a more refined e-paper today The BJP Parliamentary Board on Monday appointed party national general secretaryTarun Chugh as the central observerfor the election of the legislature party leader in Manipur. Woman Kuki leader and former minister Nemcha Kipgen is likely to be the deputy chief minister. Currently, there are 37 BJP MLAs in Manipur. Manipur has been under the President's rule since February 13, 2025, following months of ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities. The central rule was imposed after the BJP-led government headed by Biren Singh resigned on February 9, 2025. (With PTI inputs)