Overview
- BL Santosh and Sambit Patra arrived in Imphal for a three‑day assessment and opened closed‑door talks with BJP legislators at the party office.
- Former chief minister N. Biren Singh attended the legislators’ meeting where formation of a “popular government” was discussed, alongside party strategy.
- Santosh declined to reveal the Centre’s plan, saying “Everything will be known,” as consultations continue with BJP MLAs and NDA allies.
- The leaders visited Churachandpur and Senapati for outreach in Kuki and Naga areas, including a relief camp stop, with separate engagements planned for hill and valley representatives.
- The trip follows a New Delhi meeting where 26 BJP MLAs urged an end to President’s Rule, which remains in force as the central leadership reviews reports.