The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership is expected to name the Chief Minister of Manipur within the next 48 hours.
The two top contenders for the post — incumbent Nongthombam Biren Singh and senior leader Thongam Biswajit — along with State BJP president Adhikarimayum Sharda left Imphal for New Delhi on Tuesday after the party’s central leadership summoned them.
They are expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president Jagat Prasad Nadda late in the afternoon.