Ahead of Manipur polls, BJP mulls leadership change
The Hindu
Thongam Biswajit is seen as a frontrunner for the CM’s post if the party retains power
The Bharatiya Janata Party may use the Assam formula in poll-bound Manipur — not project anyone as the Chief Minister for a possible change of leadership.
Sarbananda Sonowal was the BJP’s face for the 2016 election campaign in Assam. But the party changed its strategy for the 2021 State polls to eventually hand over the baton to Himanta Biswa Sarma.
A senior central leader of the party groomed by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh said the BJP’s approach to the 2022 polls in Manipur could follow a similar trajectory and one of the frontrunners is Minister Thongam Biswajit, whose portfolios include Panchayat and Rural Development.
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