High command Summons Manipur BJP and Allied MLAs to Delhi

High command Summons Manipur BJP and Allied MLAs to Delhi

Will Biren Singh be asked to resign as BJP legislative leader ? 

New Delhi 

The BJP central leadership has summoned legislators of the Bharatiya Janata Party along with MLAs from its allied parties to New Delhi for urgent consultations vis-a-vis formation of  popular Govt in Manipur. 

Some MLAs are scheduled to catch morning flights on February 1 at Imphal.

All BJP and allied party MLAs are expected to be present in the national capital before 1500 hours  on February 2.

Manipur is under President’s Rule since Feb 13, 2025 -- imposed under Article 356 of the Constitutio.

The State Assembly was kept in suspended animation since February 2025.  Intensified speculation about a possible new political arrangement in the state has been generated with few elements suggesting that N Biren Singh may be replaced as BJP legislative wing leader. 

One such meeting in November turned out to be damp squib and general secretary B L Santhosh had merely advised the MLAs to cooperate with the administration under Governor Ajay Bhalla. 

crucial meeting was held in Guwahati and was attended by legislators, Kuki-Zo Council and representatives from Suspension of Operations (SoO). 

Among other things the meeting urged that 'definitive political solution' for the Kuki-Zo people must be achieved before state assembly polls in 2027.  

Now the BJP legislators including former CM and his cabinet colleagues are keen to ensure restoration of a popular government because state assembly elections are due in Manipur by March 2027.  

"We have one year card ... we have to use it to ensure smooth and comparatively easier return to power in 2027," remarked a BJP legislator. 

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In December 2025 ... the BJP high command cracked the whip urging the MLAs "not be guided and misguided" by civil society.

It was almost a snub to N Biren Singh and after a high-powered meeting with B L Santhosh (BJP general secretary - organisation); the Manipur BJP MLAs were "upset" as there was no formal commitment from the centre on installation of a popular government.  

However, some ground work has been done. The informal channels were on. One indication has been that former CM Biren Singh may be brought to Delhi as the Rajya Sabha member.  

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