Overview

• Returning BJP legislators said Sambit Patra and B.L. Santhosh assured them that a “popular” government would be formed soon.
• Roughly 26 BJP MLAs, including former chief minister N. Biren Singh and Speaker Th Satyabrata, have been in Delhi for over a week, with some returning to Imphal and many still in the capital.
• No timeline was confirmed for government formation, though one MLA suggested it could happen by November.
• Delegation members said they briefed central leaders on Manipur’s political and security situation to press for reinstating elected rule.
• Manipur has been under President’s Rule since February after Biren Singh resigned, extended by Parliament in August, against the backdrop of ethnic violence that has killed over 260 people and displaced thousands since 2023.