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Manipur:  A meeting between the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including former Chief Minister N Biren Singh and Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, has raised speculations about the formation of a new government in Manipur after months of the President’s Rule in the state.

Governor Bhalla on Sunday called for an urgent high-level meeting at Raj Bhavan in Imphal. Senior leaders present at the meeting included former Chief Minister N Biren Singh, Assembly Speaker Thokchom Satyabrata Singh, BJP's state unit president A Sharda Devi, Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel, Security Advisor Kuldiep Singh, Director General of Police Rajiv Singh, and other BJP legislators, NDTV reported.

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A total of 23 BJP legislators, led by Biren Singh, took part in the approximately 40-minute closed-door meeting held in Raj Bhavan. However, the official agenda of the meeting was not disclosed, and senior BJP officials hinted that the discussions were focused on administrative and political preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to the Northeast, which may include a stop in Imphal.

Call For New Government Amid President’s Rule

Manipur has been under the President’s Rule for months following a violent unrest that erupted in May 2023, resulting in over 260 deaths and displacing nearly a tenth of a thousand people. The conflict between the Meitei community, dominant in the Imphal Valley and the Kuki-Zo tribes in the hill districts erupted in May 2023. The violent unrest claimed more than 260 people, and more than 50,000 people were displaced, with thousands living in temporary camps with limited access to basic resources.

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The prolonged absence of an elected government has sparked growing calls, both within the state and outside, for the restoration of a democratically elected administration to stabilise governance.