Responding to the resignation of N Biren Singh as the Chief Minister of the state of Manipur in India on Sunday, Aakar Patel, chair of the board at

Biren Singh resigned as Manipur Chief Minister two years after violence hit the northeastern state. While BJP is yet to name his successor, five faces are in focus.

Amid intensifying pressure from within the state BJP and two visits to Delhi within a week, N Biren Singh had to step down after he lost the party central leadership’s support.

In his resignation letter to the Manipur Governor Ajay Bhalla, N Biren Singh stated, "It has been an honour to serve the people of Manipur so far. "

BJP has its task cut out as it has limited time to zero in on the next CM. “This means President’s Rule and keeping the Assembly suspended may be the only way out,” says a source.

Biren Singh, Manipur's Chief Minister, has resigned amid ongoing tensions between the Kuki and Meitei communities. The BJP's state MLA, Y Khemchand Singh, expressed commitment to following the party's high command decision,

As BJP top brass faces an uphill task of finding a new CM face for Manipur, it would do well to pick a Naga MLA from within the party or its ally, the

Manipur has implemented an emergency and crisis management plan after Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned on February 9. The state has intensified security arrangements, particularly in the valley regions, with the deployment of several senior police officers and security forces.