The expansion raises the cabinet strength to 12 with the BJP having 10 ministers and NPF two.
TFM Desk
Six new ministers have been inducted into N Biren Singh’s cabinet on Saturday. This is the first cabinet expansion of the BJP-led Manipur government just one month after Biren Singh returned to power in Manipur.
Manipur Governor La Ganeshan administered the oath of office and secrecy to the six new ministers, of whom five are from the BJP and one from its ally Naga People’s Front (NPF).
Congratulations to the newly inducted six Council of Ministers, Shri L. Sushindro, Sh Th Basanta, Dr. S. Ranjan Singh, Sh H. Dingo, Sh Letpao Haokip and Sh Khasim Vashum. pic.twitter.com/7Yx7fShN9t
— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) April 16, 2022
The new ministers include senior BJP leaders Latpao Haokip, a minister in the previous BJP-led government, and Th Basanta Singh, a former IPS officer and son of former Union minister Th Chaoba Singh.
Three young leaders – Sapam Ranjan Singh, L Susindro Meitei, and H Dingo Singh – also became part of the new Manipur cabinet.
Glad to be Sworn in as a Minister for the state of Manipur today at Raj Bhavan. I express my gratitude to the Hon’ble CM Shri N. Biren Singh and Hon'ble Governor Shri La Ganesan for showing generosity in inducting me into the Cabinet. I will serve the people to the fullest. pic.twitter.com/JM3hP9Mmb8
— Heikham Dingo Singh (@singh_dingo) April 16, 2022
NPF’s Kasim Vasum was also sworn in as a minister.
The expansion raises the cabinet strength to 12 with the BJP having 10 ministers and NPF two.
The cabinet expansion comes within a month of N Biren Singh taking charge as the state’s Chief Minister for the second consecutive time.
Biren Singh and five other ministers were sworn in on March 21, after the BJP won the recent assembly election winning 32 seats in the 60-member assembly.
Four BJP MLAs — Th Biswajit Singh, Yumnam Khemchand Singh, Govindas Konthoujam and Nemcha Kipgen — and NPF’s Awangbou Newmai were inducted into the cabinet earlier.