BJP names Yumnam Khemchand as Manipur legislative party leader, to be next state CM

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yumnam Khemchand Singh has been elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party in Manipur at a meeting held in Delhi. He will now become the new Chief Minister of Manipur. The meeting of BJP MLAs from Manipur took place on Tuesday, 03 February 2026, at around 5 pm at the BJP headquarters. Manipur has been under President’s Rule for about a year, and the Chief Minister’s post has been vacant.

Earlier, a meeting of BJP general secretaries was held with Home Minister Amit Shah at the BJP’s extension office. BJP National President Nitin Nabin, Organization General Secretary B.L. Santosh, and National General Secretary Sunil Bansal were present at the meeting.

Senior BJP leader Yumnam Khemchand Singh has been elected as the leader of the Manipur BJP legislative party following a party meeting in New Delhi. He has been given this responsibility at a crucial time when the party is trying to consolidate its leadership amidst the ongoing political developments in the state.

Yumnam Khemchand Singh is a prominent BJP leader from Manipur and a two-time MLA. He was elected from the Singjamei assembly constituency in the 2017 and 2022 assembly elections, demonstrating his strong political base in the state capital region.

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