President’s rule has now been revoked and Yumnam Khemchand Singh, a former cabinet minister and a trenchant critic of his predecessor, N. Biren Singh, has been anointed the new chief minister: he took oath yesterday. Pressure, of course, had been building within Manipur’s political establishment for the restitution of the state government. Mr Yumnam K. Singh’s government thus needs to work against the clock to resolve its numerous, steep challenges. Mr Yumnam K. Singh also faces an adversity in the form of his predecessor. Posterity and, possibly, the polls would judge Yumnam K. Singh’s stint in power on this metric in particular.

Source: The Telegraph February 05, 2026 17:43 UTC