Kshetrimayum Biren Singh

Kshetrimayum Biren Singh is an Indian politician of Manipur and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected as a member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly from Lamlai constituency in Imphal East District from the Indian National Congress in 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election.

Kshetrimayum Biren Singh
Member of Manipur Legislative Assembly
In office
2017–2020
Preceded byPheiroijam Parijat Singh
Succeeded byTBA
ConstituencyLamlai
Personal details
Born
Kshetrimayum Biren Singh
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
ResidenceLamlai, Manipur
ProfessionSocial Worker

During the 2020 Manipur vote of confidence, he was one of the eight MLAs who had skipped the assembly proceedings defying the party whip for the trust vote. He resigned from Indian National Congress and later joined Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of Ram Madhav, Baijayant Panda and Chief Minister of Manipur N. Biren Singh.[1][2][3][4]

References
  1. "Manipur CM Arrives in Delhi, to Induct Seven Congress Leaders Into BJP". The Wire. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. "'Extend my warmest welcome', says Manipur CM after former Congress MLAs join BJP". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. "5 Manipur MLAs who resigned from Cong join BJP in Delhi". India Today. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. "Five former Manipur Congress MLAs join BJP in New Delhi". Northeast Now. Retrieved 1 September 2020.


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