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Manipur gets a new CM after 12 months of President's Rule
Hindustan Times Pune
|February 05, 2026
Former Manipur speaker Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday took oath as the chief minister of the strife-torn state, becoming the first person to helm the northeastern state since President's Rule was clamped in 2025 after two years of ethnic violence.
Along with Singh, two deputy chief ministers from the Kuki-Zo and Naga communities also took oath in a low-key ceremony at the Lok Bhavan in Imphal.
This story is from the February 05, 2026 edition of Hindustan Times Pune.
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