Manipur caretaker Chief Minister N Biren Singh was on Sunday unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP legislature party and he will continue to be the Chief Minister of the state. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who is also a central observer, made the announcement at the party office in Imphal.
"It is a good decision taken by everyone." This will ensure that there is a stable and responsible government in Manipur that will be formed in the future, as the Centre today pays special attention to the northeastern states under the leadership of PM Modi," Sitharaman said.
After being elected as the Leader of @BJP4Manipur State Legislature Party, I along with Smt @nsitharaman Ji, Shri @byadavbjp Ji, Shri @KirenRijiju Ji & senior party leaders called on Hon’ble @manipurgovernor Shri La Ganesan Ji and staked claim for forming the next Government. pic.twitter.com/VSXSly1eKU
— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) March 20, 2022
While the BJP won 32 seats one more than the majority mark of 30 in the 60-seat assembly in the recently-concluded elections Singh won from Hingang, the seat he has been winning by a huge margin of 18,271 votes since 2002.
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