N Biren Singh invited to form second BJP-led government in Manipur
Imphal Mar 20 PTI N Biren Singh BJP legislature party leader and caretaker chief minister has been invited by the Governor of Manipur La Ganesan to form the next government Governor Ganesan has invited Singh as the leader of the BJP legislative party to indicate the time and date for forming the ministry a statement issued by the Raj Bhavan said The Gubernatorial statement came soon after Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Kiren Rijiju handed over a letter on behalf of the party to Ganesan stating that N Biren Singh has been elected unanimously as the leader of the BJP legislature party with 32 MLAs Two political parties JD U with six members Kuki Peoples Alliance with two members and one independent extended their unconditional support to the BJP and their letters of support have also been submitted to the governor the Raj Bhavan statement added This gives the BJP led government a strength of 41 and a two thirds majority in the 60 member Manipur assembly Earlier in the day Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that N Biren Singh would remain the chief minister of Manipur for a second term Sitharaman who has been sent to the northeastern state as central observer said Singh was unanimously chosen by the BJPs state legislature party as its leader The legislature partys meeting and announcement follows 10 days of uncertainty since the assembly poll results were announced with rivals Biren Singh and senior BJP MLA Th Biswajit Singh rushing to Delhi twice to meet central leaders in what was seen as part of a hectic lobbying exercise by competing camps despite denials of differences It is a good decision taken unanimously which will ensure that Manipur has a stable and responsible government the finance minister saidSitharaman and Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju who is the co-observer arrived at Imphal earlier on Sunday to attend the meeting of the newly elected BJP MLAs in Manipur Union Labour Minister Bhupendra Yadav Manipurs titular king and BJPs Rajya Sabha MP Leishemba Sanajaoba and party national spokesperson Sambit Patra also flew in for the crucial meet The BJP returned to power in Manipur by winning 32 seats in the 60-member House in the recent assembly elections In the 2017 polls although the BJP had won only 21 seats it managed to lure MLAs from the Congress which clinched 28 seats and Biren Singh was sworn in as the first-ever BJP chief minister in Manipur BJPs vote share this time round was a massive 378 per cent and political observers give Biren Singh credit for this They consider his ability to get win support both in the plains where the Meiteis predominate and the hills where Nagas Kukis and other tribal groups are the majority for the BJP a party which is a relative newbie in the state to be a major contributor As also Singhs deft campaign that a vote for the party would bring peace to the troubled state PTI COR JRC RBT JRC JRC
Imphal Mar 20 PTI N Biren Singh BJP legislature party leader and caretaker chief minister has been invited by the Governor of Manipur La Ganesan to form the next government Governor Ganesan has invited Singh as the leader of the BJP legislative party to indicate the time and date for forming the ministry a statement issued by the Raj Bhavan said The Gubernatorial statement came soon after Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Kiren Rijiju handed over a letter on behalf of the party to Ganesan stating that N Biren Singh has been elected unanimously as the leader of the BJP legislature party with 32 MLAs Two political parties JD U with six members Kuki Peoples Alliance with two members and one independent extended their unconditional support to the BJP and their letters of support have also been submitted to the governor the Raj Bhavan statement added This gives the BJP led government a strength of 41 and a two thirds majority in the 60 member Manipur assembly Earlier in the day Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that N Biren Singh would remain the chief minister of Manipur for a second term Sitharaman who has been sent to the northeastern state as central observer said Singh was unanimously chosen by the BJPs state legislature party as its leader The legislature partys meeting and announcement follows 10 days of uncertainty since the assembly poll results were announced with rivals Biren Singh and senior BJP MLA Th Biswajit Singh rushing to Delhi twice to meet central leaders in what was seen as part of a hectic lobbying exercise by competing camps despite denials of differences It is a good decision taken unanimously which will ensure that Manipur has a stable and responsible government the finance minister saidSitharaman and Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju who is the co-observer arrived at Imphal earlier on Sunday to attend the meeting of the newly elected BJP MLAs in Manipur Union Labour Minister Bhupendra Yadav Manipurs titular king and BJPs Rajya Sabha MP Leishemba Sanajaoba and party national spokesperson Sambit Patra also flew in for the crucial meet The BJP returned to power in Manipur by winning 32 seats in the 60-member House in the recent assembly elections In the 2017 polls although the BJP had won only 21 seats it managed to lure MLAs from the Congress which clinched 28 seats and Biren Singh was sworn in as the first-ever BJP chief minister in Manipur BJPs vote share this time round was a massive 378 per cent and political observers give Biren Singh credit for this They consider his ability to get win support both in the plains where the Meiteis predominate and the hills where Nagas Kukis and other tribal groups are the majority for the BJP a party which is a relative newbie in the state to be a major contributor As also Singhs deft campaign that a vote for the party would bring peace to the troubled state PTI COR JRC RBT JRC JRC
