Manipur: BJP observers, other party leaders hold meeting with Governor to stake claim to form govt

Imphal (Manipur) [India], March 20 (ANI): Hours after Manipur’s caretaker Chief Minister N Biren Singh was elected as the chief minister again, Bharatiya Janata Party observers along with other party leaders on Sunday held a meeting to stake claim to form the government in the northeastern state.
BJP observers — Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Kiren Rijiju, Bhupender Yadav, party leader Sambit Patra, Manipur Chief Minister-designate N Biren Singh, state BJP chief A Sharda Devi, Manipur Minister in the outgoing government Th Biswajit Singh, and other MLAs, were present in the meeting with Governor of Manipur La Ganesan today.
The BJP leaders have been discussing the government formation in Manipur after the BJP won an absolute majority in the state for the first time. It will be the second successive government of the party in the state.
The BJP had formed the previous government in the state with the support of the Naga People’s Front (NPF) and the National People’s Party (NPP) with Biren Singh as Chief Minister. (ANI)