Biren Singh chosen as legislative party leader, to stay Manipur CM
Hindustan TimesNongthombam Biren Singh will remain the chief minister of Manipur for a second straight term after he was unanimously elected as the Bharatiya Janata Party state legislature party leader on Sunday. Governor La Ganesan felicitates chief minister N Biren Singh in presence of Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during the BJP legislative party meeting in Imphal on Sunday. “The Centre, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gives special attention to the northeastern states.” Later in the day, Sitharaman, Union law minister Kiren Rijiju, who is the co-observer, and caretaker chief minister N Biren Singh called on Manipur governor La Ganesan at Raj Bhavan in Imphal and staked claim to form the government. On March 15, Biren Singh and senior MLA Th Biswajit along with BJP Manipur chief A Sharda Devi had rushed to New Delhi to meet party’s central leadership.