Key Points
- President's Rule in Manipur, imposed Feb 13, 2025, to end in mid-February 2026.
- Yumnam Khemchand Singh elected BJP legislative leader on Feb 3, 2026, to be CM.
- Khemchand Singh was Speaker of the Manipur Assembly from 2017 to 2022.
Manipur is moving back to elected government after almost a year under President’s Rule, which began on February 13, 2025.
This administrative period followed the resignation of former Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on February 9, 2025, amid long-standing regional instability.
Since the 60-member assembly’s term lasts until 2027, steps are being taken to bring back an elected government before central rule ends in mid-February 2026.
Yumnam Khemchand Singh, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, is now the top candidate for Manipur’s next chief minister. He was chosen as the BJP legislative party leader on February 3, 2026, at a meeting in New Delhi.
Khemchand represents the Singjamei constituency and has a solid political background. He was Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly from 2017 to 2022.
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Who is Yumnam Khemchand Singh?
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Yumnam Khemchand Singh is a senior politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the current leader of the BJP legislative party in Manipur.
As of February 3, 2026, he has been named as the next Chief Minister of Manipur, succeeding N. Biren Singh. He represents the Singjamei constituency in the Imphal West district.
He was born on 1 March 1963 (62 years old as of 2026). He is also a BJP MLA representing the Singjamei Assembly constituency in Manipur. He was the Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly from 2017 to 2022.
In his political career, he was first elected to the Manipur Legislative Assembly in 2017 and re-elected in 2022 from the Singjamei constituency. Additionally, he served as the Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly from March 2017 to March 2022.
Furthermore, in the second Biren Singh ministry (2022–2025), he held the portfolios of:
- Education
- Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
- Municipal Administration and Housing Development (MAHUD)
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He is set to become the 56th Chief Minister of Manipur. After President's Rule from February 2025 to February 2026, he was chosen as the legislative party leader on February 3, 2026, and will soon take the oath as Chief Minister.
In December 2025, he shed light on his honours and accomplishments when he became the first Indian to receive a 5th Dan black belt in traditional Taekwondo from the Global Traditional Taekwondo Federation (GTTF) in Seoul, South Korea.
He is widely recognised for his role in forming the Taekwondo Federation of India and popularising the martial art as a sport across the country.
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