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3mo ago

Ten NDA MLAs Claim 44-Legislator Support to Form Government in Manipur

The group asked Governor Bhalla to end President’s Rule, restoring the assembly as the BJP central leadership considers an official government claim.

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Overview

  • On May 28, ten NDA MLAs—eight from the BJP and two from the NPP—met Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at Raj Bhavan to submit a memorandum claiming backing from 44 legislators.
  • Manipur has been under President’s Rule since February 13 following Chief Minister N. Biren Singh’s resignation, with the 60-member assembly in suspended animation and one seat vacant after an MLA’s death.
  • The claimed coalition excludes ten Kuki-Zo MLAs and five Congress members, underscoring deep ethnic divisions and factional rifts within the state BJP unit.
  • The BJP central leadership in New Delhi will decide the timing and viability of formally staking a claim to form the government.
  • Ethnic clashes since May 2023 have resulted in over 250 deaths and displaced more than 60,000 people, driving civil society groups to call for a government committed to peace and reconciliation.