Manipur's political landscape faces uncertainty as BJP's Northeast minder Sambit Patra and other allies meet governor AK Bhalla for a successor to caretaker CM N Biren Singh. The Congress warns of a constitutional crisis, as the assembly's budget session was declared null and void following Biren's resignation.
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