Ten BJP members of the Manipur Legislative Assembly have left Imphal for Delhi this week, carrying a clear message to the party’s central leadership: a “popular government” must be installed in the state as soon as possible.
The delegation includes former Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, who famously resigned in February just before the President’s Rule was imposed on 13 February. The BJP‑led coalition that Singh headed collapsed after months of ethnic violence that erupted in May 2023, and the state’s 60‑member assembly was put under suspended animation.
Before heading to the capital, Shounakam Shyamkumar, a senior BJP MLA, warned that if the party’s central leaders ignored their call, the legislators would have to resort to “tough decisions”. He said that the people of Manipur want a government that can manage local crises and push development forward.
At the Imphal International Airport, Singh told reporters that his group would ask the central office to help form a new government, resolve the plight of internally displaced persons, and reopen key state highways that had been blocked during the unrest. He was joined by former Health Minister Sapam Ranjan Singh, former Social Welfare Minister Heikham Dingo Singh, and BJP MP Tongbram Robindro Singh.
Other BJP MLAs—including former minister Leishangthem Susindro Meitei, Thangjam Arunkumar, and Lourembam Rameshwor Meetei—also departed for Delhi separately. Speaker Thokchom Satyabrata Singh and several other senior party leaders are expected to follow suit.
Meanwhile, Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, a former Home Secretary, is already in New Delhi. He met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh this Saturday and visited the Vice‑President’s residence the day before, though the purpose of his trip remains unclear. Senior bureaucrats, such as Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel and Commissioner‑Secretary Home N. Ashok Kumar, have also travelled to the national capital.
The President’s Rule in Manipur was renewed for another six months on 13 Aug 2025 after both houses of Parliament passed the necessary resolutions. Prior to the extension, the former chief minister, several MLAs, and party leaders had already tried to persuade the central government in August to set up a popular administration in the state—success was limited.
The current situation means that Manipur’s voters and displaced residents continue to face uncertainty as the BJP seeks a path to a stable, functional state government while central officials work to address the ongoing crisis.
Source: ianslive
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