Days after NPP renews support to Manipur govt, Guv reallocates portfolios to Deputy CM

Amid tussle for Cabinet berths in Manipur, Goverr Najma Heptulla on Monday reallocated portfolios to NPP MLA and Deputy CM Y Joykumar Singh on vice of CM N Biren Singh. While Deputy CM shall be in charge of Finance, Science and Techlogy, and Ecomics and Statistics, Singh has retained portfolios such as Home, Transport, Tourism, Mirity Affairs, Information Techlogy, etc. On June 25, all 4 NPP legislators submitted a letter to Manipur Goverr renewing ir support to BJP-led government in state.

y also withdrew ir resignation after hectic parlays with BJP central leership in Delhi. As resignations were yet to be accepted, NPP MLAs namely, Y Joykumar Singh, N Kayisii, L Jayanta Kumar Singh, and Letpao Haokip technically remained Ministers. However, Kayisii, Jayanta Kumar Singh, and Haokip's names did t feature in current portfolio allocation list. 

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Political developments in Manipur

On June 17, three BJP MLAs resigned and 6 or coalition MLAs including Deputy CM withdrew support to N Biren Singh-led government. BJP MLAs S Subhashchandra Singh, TT Haokip and Samuel Jendai, TMC MLA T Robindro Singh, 4 NPP MLAs, and Independent MLA Ashab Uddin extended ir support to Congress party. A day later, former CM Okram Ibobi Singh wrote to Goverr Najma Heptulla staking claim to form government. 

He urged her to summon a special session of Assembly in a couple of days to vote on motion of -confidence against Council of Ministers which has alrey been moved before Speaker. Alternatively, he suggested that government could be outrightly dismissed as it is in a mirity. However, BJP won a high-stakes battle for Rajya Sabha seat in Manipur where its candidate Leisamba Sanajaoba secured 28 votes as against 24 votes received by Congress' minee T Mangibabu. 

With resignation of three BJP MLAs being accepted and disqualification of 6 MLAs, strength of Manipur Assembly has been reduced to 51. With NPP's support, BJP-led alliance has w 30 MLAs (including Speaker) in  51-member Manipur Assembly. While Naga People's Front has reportedly demanded one more Cabinet berth, some BJP legislators are allegedly miffed due to all 4 NPP MLAs being given a place in Ministry. 

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