The name of the new CM of Manipur has been announced. Yumnam Khemchand has been elected as the leader of the Legislature Party there. On Tuesday (February 3, 2026), senior leader Yumnam Khemchand Singh was unanimously elected as its leader in the BJP Legislature Party meeting held in Delhi. Khemchand Singh now N. He will replace Biren Singh, who resigned from his post in February last year amid communal violence in the state.
Khemchand Singh is a popular face of Manipur politics. He is currently an MLA from Singjamei constituency. Before this, he has also been the speaker of Manipur Vidhan Sabha and minister of important departments like education and city administration in the state cabinet. His appointment is being considered as a big step of the central government in the direction of restoring peace in the state and creating trust between different communities.
President’s rule will be removed after one year
President’s rule was imposed in Manipur last year on February 13, 2025. Due to violence and political upheaval, the then CM N. The assembly was in ‘suspended animation’ ever since the resignation of Biren Singh. Now with the formation of a new government under the leadership of Khemchand, the democratic process will be restored in the state. In this meeting held in the presence of Tarun Chugh, BJP’s central supervisor, all the MLAs of the party expressed their commitment to the new leadership.