Yumnam Khemchand set to become Chief Minister of Manipur.

Key facts

• Yumnam Khemchand was elected as the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislative party.
• Nemcha Kipgen is likely to become the Deputy Chief Minister of Manipur.
• Khemchand belongs to the Meitei community and Kipgen belongs to the Kuki community.
• The BJP has 37 MLAs in the Manipur assembly, supported by Naga People’s Front (5) and Janata Dal (United) (1).
• Khemchand previously served as Speaker of the Manipur assembly from 2017 to 2022 and as a cabinet minister in 2022.
• He was elected from the Singjamei constituency in the 2017 and 2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly elections.