CM n biren singh Resign: Imphal. Chief Minister N., a day before facing a no -confidence motion in Manipur Assembly. Biren Singh today submitted his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla. With this, Biren Singh was called to Delhi on Sunday to meet Home Minister Amit Shah. The meeting lasted for 15 minutes at Amit Shah’s residence. Biren Singh was accompanied by 14 MLAs from BJP and Naga People’s Front (NPF). Soon after returning to Imphal, Biren Singh submitted his resignation to the Governor. He was accompanied by Sambit Patra in -charge of Bharatiya Janata Party for Manipur and BJP state president A Sharda Devi.
What will happen now?
Manipur has been affected by violence for the past several months. Since May 2023, the state has been influenced by the conflict between Metai and Cookie-Zo, in which hundreds of people have lost their lives and thousands of people have become homeless.
Who will become the Chief Minister in place of Biren Singh is not yet decided. It is possible that the new CM should be from the Metai community. Most prominently, the name of education minister Basanta Singh is being taken. However, Conrad Sangma, leader of the allies, is also a strong contender.
House status
BJP has 32 MLAs in the 60 -member Manipur Assembly, as well as five MLAs of Naga People’s Front and six JD (U) MLAs. The BJP has a comfortable majority, despite the withdrawal of support by the National People’s Party of Associate Conrad Sangma. The Congress has five seats in the assembly, while the opposition National People’s Party (NPP) has seven MLAs. In addition, there are three independent MLAs and two members of the Cookie People’s Alliance.
What did Biren Singh say
In a letter to the Governor, Biren Singh said that he is grateful to the Central Government for timely action, intervention, development work and implementation of various projects to protect the interests of every Manipuri. Singh requested the Center to maintain the regional integrity of Manipur, which has a rich and diverse civilization for thousands of years; Crew a policy for tightening the infiltration on the border and the exile of illegal migrants; Continuing fighting against drugs and narco-attitude; The biometric is strictly enforced and asked to continue the strict and full -proof revised system of FMR (Free Movement Regime).
