Manipur Election Results 2017: How Ram Madhav turned around BJP's fortunes in the state

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks close to forming the government in Manipur. This comes after the party couldn't win a single seat in the state in the 2012 Assembly polls. 

The success for the party in Manipur comes on the heels of it having won the Assam Assembly polls in 2016 and later that year forming a government in Arunachal Pradesh. With its performance in Manipur, the BJP has established itself as a force in  Northeast India.

The man behind BJP’s turnaround in Assam and Manipur is BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav. Ever since joining the BJP from the Rashtriya