Nongthombam Biren Singh (Meitei pronunciation: /nōng-thōm-bam bī-ren sīng/; born 1 January 1961) [3] is an Indian politician, former footballer and journalist who served as the 12th Chief Minister of Manipur from 2017 to 2025, in addition to representing the Heingang Assembly constituency in the Manipur Legislative Assembly since 2002.

3 days ago · Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned on Sunday amid intensifying pressure from within the state BJP. Several of his own MLAs have expressed discontent with the way he has handled the administration since violence broke out in the state in May 2023. Additionally, the Supreme Court’s move seeking a report on him raised questions about Singh’s leadership

3 days ago · After 21 months of opposition from Kuki-Zo leaders, waning popularity in the Meitei-majority Imphal Valley, calls for resignation from the Opposition, withdrawal of support by a key NDA partner, it was pressure from unhappy colleagues in the Valley that finally led to N Biren Singh’s resignation as Manipur Chief Minister on Sunday.. Kuki-Zo groups and 10 MLAs from the community – these ...

3 days ago · N Biren Singh resigned as Manipur’s chief minister on Sunday, hours after a meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah that followed days of discord within the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP ...

3 days ago · Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh has resigned almost after 21 months of pressure from the Opposition, Kuki-Zo leaders and his waning popularity among the Meiteis in Imphal Valley. AICC general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the Congress was prepared to move a no-confidence motion against Singh and his council of ...

4 days ago · Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh stepped down following a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Sunday (February 9, 2025). Mr. Singh, who was summoned to the national ...

3 days ago · “We strongly feel that the Manipur state government under the leadership of Shri Biren Singh has completely failed to resolve the crisis and restore normalcy. Keeping the current situation in mind, the National People’s Party has decided to withdraw its support to the Biren Singh led government in the state of Manipur, with immediate effect ...

3 days ago · On June 30, 2023, N Biren Singh and a group of MLAs headed towards the Manipur Raj Bhawan, armed with a letter of resignation. The conflict in Manipur had been raging for 59 days then and the previous night, hundreds of people had gathered at Imphal’s iconic Khwairamband women’s market after two Meitei men had been killed in firing.

4 days ago · Twenty-one months since the start of the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur, the state’s embattled Chief Minister N Biren Singh submitted his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla in Imphal on Sunday evening.. Singh had left Imphal for Delhi – the second such trip to the national capital this week – on Saturday evening. He made this trip without any of …

3 days ago · Manipur: Biren Singh resigned as the Chief Minister of strife-torn Manipur on Sunday, February 9. Singh tendered his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at the Raj Bhavan around 5:30 p.m. on ...