Ten Kuki-Zo MLAs including two ministers in the N Biren Singh-led government sought a ‘separate administration’ following the ethnic clash that broke out between the Meiteis and Kukis in May, 2023.
Manipur may be lacking in many development parameters but majority of the candidates contesting in the first phase of Assembly elections on February 28 are crorepatis. An analysis of the affidavits submitted by 173 candidates in the first phase found that 91 out of 173 candidates (53 per cent) have assets worth over Rs one crore. The analysis was carried out by Manipur