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Keisham Megchandra Singh replaces Loken Singh, who has been adjusted in the executive committee of the Manipur Congress
The Tenyimi Peoples' Organisation (TPO), an apex body of the Tenyimi tribes in Nagaland and Manipur, said that the best way to resolve the boundary dispute is to respect the traditional ownership
The BJP, in the February-March elections, had secured a thin majority of 32 MLAs in the 60-member Assembly and returned to the power for second consecutive term
BJP retained power in the state by winning an absolute majority with 32 seats in the 60-member House in the recently concluded Assembly polls
Union Finance Minister Nirmala on Sunday announced that N Biren Singh would remain the chief minister of the northeastern state of Manipur for a second term
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union law and justice minister Kiren Rijiju will travel to Imphal on Sunday to attend the meeting of the newly-elected BJP MLAs in Manipur
The two leaders left for the national capital after being summoned by the party top brass and who will be the chief minister this time is likely to be known by Sunday, BJP sources said
When Thongam Biswajit Singh joined the BJP from Trinamool Congress about six years back, not many were sure he would turn out to be a key leader behind the party's impressive growth in the state
The BJP is all set to retain N. Biren Singh and Pramod Sawant as chief minister of Manipur and Goa respectively, sources in the party said.
Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Friday met Governor La Ganesan and resigned from his post while the Governor asked him to continue in his office until the new government took charge, officials said.
PM Narendra Modi held a roadshow, a day after the BJP stormed back to power in Uttar Pradesh, and also retained Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa.
Five women were elected to the 60-member Manipur Assembly in the 2022 polls, the highest-ever in the electoral history of the state
The BJP has touched the magic mark of 31 seats on its own, thus eliminating the need for support from either the Naga People's Front (NPF) or the National People's Party (NPP).
Election Results 2022 highlights: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Manipur have voted for BJP. Meanwhile, AAP won a landslide mandate in Punjab.
The incoming govts will have to work on creating more job opportunities to bring these states' unemployment rates close to the national average, besides containing inflation and meeting poll promises
The Sena, which is in power in Maharashtra in alliance with the NCP and Congress, had contested Assembly elections in these three states but drew a blank
The outcome of the Assembly polls held over February and March and seen as a barometer of people's mood also saw the Congress' epitaph written on the electoral battlefield
BJP's splendid performance in the four states ruled by it, sweeping away opposition parties with its governance model and PM Modi's popularity has made it the firm favourites for the 2024 elections
The BJP's impressive show in the Manipur assembly elections is a reflection of people's acceptance of the party and its governance, state unit president A Sharda Devi said on Thursday.