GUWAHATI, Feb 10: Amid N Biren Singh’s dramatic stepping-down as Chief Minister of Manipur on Sunday evening, the Bharatiya Janata Party high command has called a crucial meeting of party leaders in New Delhi on Wednesday (February 12) with a view to taking a final call on who succeeds him as the new Chief Minister of the State.
All BJP MLAs of Manipur have been called to New Delhi to attend the meeting. Ten Kuki MLAs may also attend the meeting in New Delhi.
The name of the new Manipur Chief Minister is likely to be announced after the crucial meeting.
Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, meanwhile, had asked N Biren Singh to continue in office till “alternative arrangements” are made.
Hours after N Biren resigned, Governor Bhalla issued a notification declaring the previous order summoning the Assembly, which was set to convene today (February 10), “null and void”.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 174 of the Constitution of India, I, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Governor of Manipur, hereby order that the previous directive to summon the 7th session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly, which has yet to commence, is hereby declared null and void with immediate effect,” the notice stated.
(With inputs from Northeast Live)
