Manipur Chief Minister Resigns

Local media reports of a purported letter allegedly written by 19 BJP MLAs in Manipur to their party's central leadership has again sparked a buzz over rebellion against Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today called a report speculating about his resignation as unfounded and asked the media not to spread rumours.

Even as the whispers about a possible leadership change in Manipur continue to get louder, Chief Minister Biren Singh has admitted that some state MLAs from the BJP and its allies are in Delhi, but rubbished talk a possible resignation.

Opposition MPs on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh over the violence in the state as Lok Sabha took up a discussion on the no-confidence motion against the government.

Contrary to earlier reports that Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh will meet the state's Governor and resign, a senior minister told NDTV that he changed his mind.

The government assured that efforts are being made to restore normalcy, with the Ministry of Home Affairs providing a detailed presentation on their initiatives.

After the resignation of Thockhom Radheshyam, the advisor to Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, another BJP MLA resigns from the key government post and a dozen of disgruntled BJP MLAs camp at Delhi to meet central leaders.

BJP supporters burnt effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh and shouted slogans as protests erupted on Sunday after the party named candidates for next month's elections, leaving many disappointed.

Five ex-Congress MLAs of Manipur, who recently resigned from the state assembly and the party, joined the ruling BJP on Wednesday in the presence of Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

Angry over low attendance of ministers and officials at a government function here, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has sought resignation of the ministers and officials who have no concern for the people.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said today that he along with his BJP ministers and MLAs, will have to resign if the state's territorial integrity is compromised in the peace pact to be signed between Naga insurgent group NSCN-IM and the Centre.

Within a month of taking charge as Manipur Chief Minister, N Biren Singh and his BJP-led coalition government is facing its first spell of dissidence with state's Health Minister L Jayantakumar Singh resigning from his post alleging "interfere" by "many" in his ministry.

Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, who tried to prevent Governor Najma Heptulla from inviting the BJP to form the government by holding back his resignation, will quit "today or tomorrow" and stake claim to get a fourth term as head of government in the state. But it may not be easy for Mr Singh to get the invite. With 28 seats, he is the l...

N Biren Singh, who left the Congress last year after a falling out with Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, is set to be his successor. The BJP on Monday named the 56-year-old as its chief ministerial candidate after the Governor said she was "satisfied" with the party's numbers.

Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh must resign, taking moral responsibility for an allegedly fake encounter here in 2009 after a policeman "confessed" to having killed an unarmed young man, the state unit of BJP demanded today.

Local media reports of a purported letter allegedly written by 19 BJP MLAs in Manipur to their party's central leadership has again sparked a buzz over rebellion against Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today called a report speculating about his resignation as unfounded and asked the media not to spread rumours.

Even as the whispers about a possible leadership change in Manipur continue to get louder, Chief Minister Biren Singh has admitted that some state MLAs from the BJP and its allies are in Delhi, but rubbished talk a possible resignation.

Opposition MPs on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh over the violence in the state as Lok Sabha took up a discussion on the no-confidence motion against the government.

Contrary to earlier reports that Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh will meet the state's Governor and resign, a senior minister told NDTV that he changed his mind.

The government assured that efforts are being made to restore normalcy, with the Ministry of Home Affairs providing a detailed presentation on their initiatives.

After the resignation of Thockhom Radheshyam, the advisor to Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, another BJP MLA resigns from the key government post and a dozen of disgruntled BJP MLAs camp at Delhi to meet central leaders.

BJP supporters burnt effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh and shouted slogans as protests erupted on Sunday after the party named candidates for next month's elections, leaving many disappointed.

Five ex-Congress MLAs of Manipur, who recently resigned from the state assembly and the party, joined the ruling BJP on Wednesday in the presence of Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

Angry over low attendance of ministers and officials at a government function here, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has sought resignation of the ministers and officials who have no concern for the people.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said today that he along with his BJP ministers and MLAs, will have to resign if the state's territorial integrity is compromised in the peace pact to be signed between Naga insurgent group NSCN-IM and the Centre.

Within a month of taking charge as Manipur Chief Minister, N Biren Singh and his BJP-led coalition government is facing its first spell of dissidence with state's Health Minister L Jayantakumar Singh resigning from his post alleging "interfere" by "many" in his ministry.

Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, who tried to prevent Governor Najma Heptulla from inviting the BJP to form the government by holding back his resignation, will quit "today or tomorrow" and stake claim to get a fourth term as head of government in the state. But it may not be easy for Mr Singh to get the invite. With 28 seats, he is the l...

N Biren Singh, who left the Congress last year after a falling out with Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, is set to be his successor. The BJP on Monday named the 56-year-old as its chief ministerial candidate after the Governor said she was "satisfied" with the party's numbers.

Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh must resign, taking moral responsibility for an allegedly fake encounter here in 2009 after a policeman "confessed" to having killed an unarmed young man, the state unit of BJP demanded today.