Democracy Returns to Manipur: President's Rule Ends, BJP to Form New Government

• President's Rule, imposed in Manipur in February 2025, has been lifted after nearly a year, paving the way for a new NDA government.
• Senior BJP leader Yumnam Khemchand Singh will be sworn in as the new Chief Minister at Lok Bhavan in Imphal today at 6 PM.
• The previous Chief Minister N. Biren Singh resigned on February 9, 2025, amidst prolonged ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities.
• The new government faces the significant challenge of restoring peace, rehabilitating displaced people, and improving law and order in the state.
• Tight security measures are in place for the swearing-in ceremony, with paramilitary forces and police deployed across the state.