Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Yet to Set Up Office Amid Ethnic Divisions One Month After Government Formation

A month after Manipur's new government took office, Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen has yet to establish an office in the state capital, Imphal, due to ongoing ethnic tensions. Kipgen, sworn in remotely from Delhi, attends official meetings via video conferencing from Kangpokpi district. The chief minister and two deputies, representing Meitei, Naga, and Kuki-Zo communities, met in New Delhi, highlighting challenges in governing a state divided along ethnic lines with security concerns in buffer zones.