Thursday, March 16th, 2017

N Biren Singh, a footballer who moved into politics, was sworn in on Wednesday as the first chief minister of Manipur from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He became the party’s third chief minister in the Northeast, after Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. The ceremony Governor Najma Heptulla administered the oath at Raj Bhavan. The outgoing chief minister, Okram Ibobi Singh, gave his blessings to Biren, who had once been one of his close aides. T N Haokip, the state Congress president, was also present. Senior BJP figures at the event includedRead More