BJP Manipur Legislature Get together Chief Yumnam Khemchand Singh submitting a declare to type a authorities in Manipur.
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BJP Manipur Legislature Get together Chief Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday (February 4, 2026) staked a declare to type a authorities in Manipur. The swearing in ceremony is about to happen at 6 pm.
President’s Rule, which was in impact in Manipur since February 2025, was revoked earlier within the day.
Mr. Khemchand met Ajay Kumar Bhalla, the Governor of Manipur at Lok Bhavan in Imphal, and submitted a declare to type a BJP-led NDA authorities within the State.
Two Kuki-Zo MLAs L.M. Khaute and Ngursanglur Sanate had been additionally current.
“I’m assured that with the formation of the brand new Council of Ministers, peace and improvement will function the guiding rules of the brand new authorities,” Mr. Khemchand stated in a publish on Fb.
“The political journey in the direction of the imaginative and prescient of Viksit Bharat and Viksit Manipur will not be with out challenges, however our priorities will stay firmly aligned with reaching these bold objectives,” Mr. Khemchand added.
The oath ceremony will happen at 6:00 PM at Lok Bhavan, Imphal, BJP’s State unit stated.
In the meantime, the Kuki-Zo Council, the apex physique of the Kuki-Zo individuals, reaffirmed its determination to not take part within the formation of the Manipur authorities. It additionally requested the Kuki-Zo MLAs becoming a member of the federal government to respect the collective will of the individuals or “be held chargeable for penalties arising from such unilateral selections”.
There are 37 BJP MLAs, together with seven Kuki-Zo legislators, within the 60-member Manipur Meeting. Six MLAs within the Meeting are from the Nationwide Individuals’s Get together (NPP) and 5 from the Naga Individuals’s Entrance.
As reported by The Hindu on January 7, since there isn’t a provision to increase President’s Rule past the one-year interval with out transferring a constitutional modification invoice in Parliament, the federal government was inclined to train all choices to revive the elected authorities, bringing the Meitei, Kuki-Zo and Naga legislators on the identical web page. On August 5, 2025, Parliament accredited the extension of President’s Rule in Manipur for one more six-months until February 13.
Revealed – February 04, 2026 02:19 pm IST
