Taekwondo master & first Indian recipient of 5th Dan, Yumnam Khemchand set to become Manipur CM

2026-02-04 - 03:15

Manipur is set to get a new chief minister, BJP MLA Yumnam Khemchand Singh, a taekwondo expert, who was unanimously elected leader of the BJP legislature party. This move signals a power-sharing arrangement aimed at restoring peace in the strife-torn state, with a Kuki leader likely to be deputy chief minister.