Following the removal of N Biren Singh as Manipur CM, BJP is urgently seeking a new leader to navigate the state's ethnic tensions and fractured governance. Potential candidates include Yumnam Khemchand Singh, T Biswajit Singh, and T Satyabrata Singh, with decisions anticipated from BJP's central leadership in New Delhi.
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