Veteran BJP leader Nongthombam Biren Singh will take oath as Manipur Chief Minister on Tuesday. The newly elected party legislators met in Imphal on Monday where Singh emerged as the consensus leader.
BJP leaders Himanta Biswa Sarma, Ram Madhab also attended the meeting along with other party leaders.
Singh is expected to take the oath along with his colleagues from Governor Nazma Heptulla whom BJP leaders met on Sunday and staked claims to form the government.
In a related development, Okram Ibobi Singh is resigning as chief minister on Monday after ten party legislators did not attend the CLP meeting in Imphal.
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