With no consensus on a successor for N Biren Singh, even three days after his resignation as Manipur’s chief minister, the state has been placed under Presidentās Rule.Article 174(1) of the Constitution mandates that state Assemblies must be convened within six months of their last sitting. In Manipur, the last Assembly session was held on August 12, 2024, making Wednesday the deadline for its next sitting.
Singh stepped down just a day before his government was set to face a no-confidence motion and a crucial floor test, effectively preempting a political showdown. His resignation came nearly two years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur in May 2023 and amid mounting pressure from the opposition, which had been relentlessly demanding his removal
Security agencies have been put on high alert in Manipur to counter any mischief by banned terror groups here following imposition of President’s rule.