Manipur NDA MLAs to meet in Delhi today as Presidents Rule nears end, may discuss new govt formation
Manipur's President's Rule ends on February 12. NDA legislators have rushed to Delhi for a high-level meeting. They aim to form a new popular government following the state's prolonged crisis, which began in May 2023. BJP MLA N. Biren Singh expressed optimism about the meeting's outcome, signalling significant political developments for Manipur.
New Delhi: The six-month extension of President’s Rule in the state is set to end soon. Ahead of it, in a major development, nearly all legislators of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Manipur, its allies and the state BJP chief rushed to New Delhi on Sunday. A high-level meeting is to be held on Monday.
It was on May 3, 2023 that crisis in Manipur broke out, which killed more than 260 people and left over 60,000 displaced. Chief Minister N Biren Singh had to quit on February 9, 2025.
On February 13 last year, following threats by legislators to move a no-confidence motion, President’s Rule was imposed. This put the state under suspended animation.
The President’s Rule was extended for another six months. It is set to end on February 12. With the deadline drawing close, speculation is growing across the state about the formation of a new popular government.
'All NDA legislators summoned'
Talking to reporters at Imphal international airport before departing for New Delhi, BJP MLA and former CM N Biren Singh said that all the NDA alliance partner legislators have been summoned to attend a meeting scheduled on Monday. "We have a recent meeting with the BJP legislators that has huge development. This time all the legislators of NDA have been summoned so it is much likely for new government formation,” he reportedly pointed out.
National People’s Party (NPP) legislator Janghemlung Panmei reportedly said, "We will push for good things to happen for Manipur again... but we will only get to know the next steps after the meeting.”
BJP state president A Sharda Devi was also confident that the meeting on Monday will ensure that a positive step is taken towards the formation of a new popular government. NDA legislators are likely to discuss the formation of a new government during the Monday meeting and the Kuki-Zo legislators might also attend it.
The Manipur Assembly comprises 60 members. Out of these, the BJP holds 32 seats, the NPP seven, JD(U) six, NPF five, KPA two, and the Indian National Congress five. There are three independent MLAs in the Assembly.