Manipur CM Assigns Portfolios as Cabinet Expansion Awaits BJP Approval

Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh has assigned portfolios to two deputy chief ministers and two cabinet ministers nearly a month after forming the government, while retaining eight portfolios himself. Deputy CM Nemcha Kipgen oversees rural development, panchayati raj, tribal affairs, and hills, and Losii Dikho manages public health engineering, forest, environment, and climate change. The cabinet expansion, awaited by several legislators and Muslim organizations seeking representation, is pending approval from the BJP national leadership amid security concerns and ongoing protests.