The National People's Party put out its first list of 20 candidates for Manipur assembly elections with three sitting MLAs, including Deputy Chief Minister Y Joykumar Singh.
Manipur CM N Biren Singh said that the Bharatiya Janata Party will get an absolute majority in the upcoming polls.
The confidence motion, moved by Singh, was put to vote after a marathon debate during the one-day special session,and he emerged victorious
TMC MLA T Robindro Singh and Independent MLA Ashabuddin too have withdrawn their support
Wangkhem was initially arrested on separate charges of sedition on November 21, before being released on November 25
N Biren Singh was sworn in as the first BJP Chief Minister of Manipur on March 16
Manipur becomes the third BJP-ruled state in the Northeast within a span of 10 months
Biren joined the BJP and contested on its ticket from the Heingang Assembly cosntituency