Yumnam Khemchand Singh stakes claim to form government in Manipur, set to be CM

BJP Manipur Legislature Party Leader Yumnam Khemchand Singh connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026) staked a assertion to signifier a authorities successful Manipur.

Manipur has been nether the President’s regularisation since February 2025.

Mr. Khemchand met Ajay Kumar Bhalla, the Governor of Manipur astatine Lok Bhavan successful Imphal, and submitted a assertion to signifier a BJP-led NDA government successful the State.

Two Kuki-Zo MLAs L.M. Khaute and Ngursanglur Sanate were besides present.

“I americium assured that with the enactment of the caller Council of Ministers, bid and improvement volition service arsenic the guiding principles of the caller government,” Mr. Khemchand said successful a station connected Facebook.

The oath ceremonial is expected to hap shortly.

“The governmental travel towards the imaginativeness of Viksit Bharat and Viksit Manipur is not without challenges, but our priorities volition stay firmly aligned with achieving these ambitious goals,” Mr. Khemchand added.