Imphal: NDA legislature party leader Y Khemchand Singh will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Manipur at 6 pm on Wednesday, the state BJP announced. The oath-taking ceremony will be held at Lok Bhavan, where preparations have been underway since the morning.
In a post on X, BJP Manipur said the swearing-in of Y Khemchand Singh as the Chief Minister will take place on February 4, 2026, at Lok Bhavan. The party expressed confidence that under his leadership, Manipur would move towards peace, development and good governance, marking a new phase of stability and progress in the state.
The announcement came shortly after Singh staked claim to form the government, ending nearly a year of President’s Rule in Manipur, which had been imposed in February last year.
An NDA delegation led by Singh met Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at Lok Bhavan to formally present the claim to form a popular government. The delegation also included two MLAs from the Kuki-Zo majority districts of Churachandpur and Pherzawl.
Singh, 62, was named the BJP legislature party leader and subsequently the NDA legislature party leader in New Delhi on Tuesday. BJP MLA Thongam Biswajit earlier said that five MLAs, including Singh, will be sworn in as ministers.
Manipur had been under President’s Rule following the resignation of N Biren Singh as Chief Minister in February 2025 amid criticism over his government’s handling of the ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kukis, which began in May 2023.
