IMPHAL, Feb 11: BJP Northeast in-charge Sambit Patra and state party president A Sharda Devi on Tuesday called on Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at the Raj Bhavan here, amid a leadership crisis following the resignation of N Biren Singh from the post of chief minister.
Patra and Devi were accompanied by Education Minister Th Basanta Kumar Singh, NPF’s Manipur unit president Awangbou Newmai and JD(U) MLA Nasir.
The meeting with the governor lasted for around half-an-hour, sources said, adding the outcome is not yet known.
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