BJP weighs successor for Manipur CM post, seeks to avoid President's Rule

Opposition leaders also oppose any move to impose President's Rule

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A day after Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned from his post, state BJP in-charge Sambit Patra convened meetings with several BJP legislators to determine the party's next course of action. The meetings, held at a hotel in Imphal, come amid speculation about a possible imposition of the President's Rule. However, party sources indicated that the BJP leadership is seeking to avoid central rule and is working towards a consensus candidate for the chief ministerial post.

A party leader indicated that central rule remains a potential fallback option if the legislators fail to reach an internal agreement.

Patra met Speaker Thokchom Satyabrata, municipal administration housing development minister Y Khemchand, Education Minister Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh, and BJP MLA Th Radheshyam. Among them, three have had strained ties with Singh.