Manipur CM Biren Singh expands cabinet, inducts six more ministers

Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh on Saturday expanded his cabinet by inducting six more Ministers.

Governor La Ganesan during a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers -- H. Dingo Singh, Letpao Haokip, Dr. Sapam Ranjan Singh, Th Basanta Singh and L Susindro Meiteo, all from the BJP and Khasim Vashum from Naga People's Front (NPF).

The Biren Singh-led government, which assumed office for the second consecutive term on March 21.With this expansion the size of council of ministers became 12.


In the 12-member council of ministry, now BJP has 10 ministers and its partner ally NPF has two.

The Bharatiya Janata Party got majority of 32 seats in the 60-member state Assembly in the February-March Assembly elections, results of which were declared on March 10.

Earlier on March 21, besides the Chief Minister, four BJP MLAs Thongam Biswajit Singh, Yumnam Khemchand Singh, Govindas Konthoujam, Nemcha Kipgen and Awangbow Newmai of NPF had taken the oath of office and secrecy.

Former Minister Nemcha Kipgen is the only woman minister in Biren Singh council of ministry.

The NPF, which contested the Assembly elections separately had secured five seats.