Watch | Rebel Manipur BJP MLAs Write to Modi-Shah, Seek Leadership Change
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The BJP-led government in Manipur is staring at a crisis, with 17 of the 21 MLAs petitioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party national president Amit Shah to replace state chief minister N. Biren Singh.
Top sources in the state BJP told The Wire that the petitions were sent to Modi and Shah early this week and a set of rebel MLAs have since been camping in Delhi to meet the party’s central leaders. The party’s national leaders had also summoned the speaker, Y. Khemchand, to Delhi on June 12 to understand the crisis. Local news reports said the chief minister too arrived in Delhi a day later.
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