Manipur: President’s Rule withdrawn, Yumnam Khemchand Singh to take oath as CM

The Centre on Wednesday withdrew Presidentrsquos Rule from Manipur paving the way for the formation of the Yumnam Khemchand Singhled NDA government in the state officials saidIn exercise of the powers conferred by clause 2 of Article 356 of the Constitution I Droupadi Murmu President of India hereby revoke the Proclamation issued by me under the said article on the 13th day of February 2025 in relation to the State of Manipur with effect from the 4th day of February 2026 a Union Home Ministry notification saidManipur had been under Presidentrsquos Rule since February 13 last year four days after thenChief Minister N Biren Singh resigned amid prolonged ethnic violenceBiren Singh had stepped down on February 9 following sustained unrest between the nontribal Meitei and tribal KukiZo communities More than 260 people were killed around 1500 injured and over 70000 displaced after ethnic violence erupted on May 3 2023 following a lsquoTribal Solidarity Marchrsquo organised in the hill districts to protest the Meitei communityrsquos demand for Scheduled Tribe statusThe 60member Manipur Assembly which was kept under suspended animation after the imposition of Presidentrsquos Rule has a tenure until 2027Senior BJP leader Khemchand Singh will take oath as the new Chief Minister at the Lok Bhavan at 6 pmA senior Manipur government official said that a few ministers including one or two Deputy Chief Ministers are also likely to be sworn in along with the new Chief MinisterGovernor Ajay Kumar Bhalla will administer the oath at the Lok Bhavan the official told IANSManipur state BJP in a post on X said The swearingin ceremony of Shri Y Khemchand Singh as the Chief Minister of Manipur will take place today 4th February 2026 at 600 PM at Lok BhavanUnder his experienced and visionary leadership Manipur is set to move forward on the path of peace development and good governance ushering in a new era of stability and progress for the state the BJP saidEarlier Khemchand Singh accompanied by the newly appointed Central observer Tarun Chugh BJPrsquos Northeast coordinator Sambit Patra former Chief Minister Biren Singh state BJP President Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi and a few MLAs met the Governor at the Lok Bhavan and staked a claim to form the government The Governor then invited him to form the government the official addedThere is speculation that the new BJP government may have one or two Deputy Chief Ministers and that two MLAs from the KukiZo community are likely to be included tooParty leaders and a large number of MLAs greeted Khemchand Singh after he arrived at Imphal airport on Wednesday morning from New DelhiEnding months of uncertainty and prolonged parleys over government formation in Manipur the BJP on Tuesday announced that former Assembly Speaker and minister Khemchand Singh will be the statersquos next Chief MinisterBJP leaders said that Khemchand Singh was elected as the Legislature Party Leader at a meeting held in the national capital and attended by BJP MLAs from Manipur along with Central Observer Chugh and Patra among other senior leadersIn the meeting at the BJP party headquarters in Delhi Khemchand Singhrsquos name was proposed as the Legislature Party leader by former Chief Minister Biren SinghThe BJP has 37 MLAs in the 60member Manipur Assembly while its NDA allies the National Peoplersquos Party NPP and the Naga Peoplersquos Front NPF have six and five MLAs respectively Three Independent MLAs are also supporting the BJPled NDAThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever