Manipur: BJP Balances Meitei-Kuki Leadership with CM, Deputy CM Posts

• BJP aims to balance ethnic tensions in Manipur by appointing leaders from both Meitei and Kuki communities to key government positions.
• Y. Khemchand Singh, a prominent Meitei leader and two-time MLA from Singjamei, is the frontrunner for the Chief Minister's post.
• Nemcha Kipgen, a woman leader from the Kuki community, is strongly speculated to become the Deputy Chief Minister.
• This strategy is seen as an attempt to restore social balance, reduce political tension, and form a stable government in the violence-hit state.
• The BJP holds 37 out of 60 MLA seats and has support from alliance partners NPP and NPF, ensuring a comfortable majority for government formation.

Why It Matters: BJP's power-sharing strategy aims to bring stability and ethnic balance to Manipur by including Meitei and Kuki leaders.