
The Bharatiya Janata Party in Manipur under the leadership of chief minister N Biren Singh has achieved a single-party majority, winning 32 of the state’s 60 seats. It is a feat that appeared unlikely in the run-up to the poll, which saw several disgruntled BJP ticket aspirants leaving the party.
But in the end, it was a feat that became possible because of the same phenomenon that has enabled the rise of the BJP all over India: the total and spectacular collapse of the Indian National Congress.