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BJP's Biren Singh takes oath as Manipur CM
March 15, 2017
Nongthombam Biren Singh and his ministers took oath today as the BJP's second government in the north-east after Assam. BJP chief Amit Shah and several union ministers, who were
scheduled to attend the oath ceremony, have returned to Delhi, after their flight developed a technical snag.
The BJP is
forming government in Manipur in alliance with small regional parties
and is expected to reward them for their support with cabinet posts as
it has done in Goa on Tuesday. In both states, the BJP had fewer seats
than the Congress but moved faster than the rival party to secure
support to reach get a majority.
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