Days after N Biren Singh resigned as the Chief Minister of Manipur, the Union government imposed President’s rule in the state on February 13.
Manipur has been witnessing ethnic conflict between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities since May 2023, in which more than 200 people have lost their lives.
The state was previously under the rule of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government. In November 2024, the Conrad Sangma-led National People’s Party (NPP) withdrew support to the Biren Singh government. Singh resigned on February 9, after a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president J P Nadda.
