Biren Singh to be sworn in as BJP's first Manipur CM tomorrow

Amit Shah and Union minister Jitendra Singh will attend the swearing-in ceremony

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Nongthombam Biren Singh is greeted after he was elected at BJP legislature party leader in Imphal on Monday. Union Power Minister and BJP observer Piyush Goyal and HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar are also seen (Photo: PTI)

IANS Imphal

Last Updated : Mar 14 2017 | 6:46 PM IST

Nongthombam Biren will be sworn in as the first BJP Chief Minister of Manipur on Wednesday morning, Raj Bhavan sources said.

He will be sworn-in at Raj Bhavan at 10.30 a.m., the sources said. Biren and one or two elected members may take oath.

A formal communique is yet to be received.

Amit Shah and Union minister Jitendra Singh will attend the swearing-in ceremony, said the news agency ANI.

Meanwhile, Congress leaders are keeping their fingers crossed. Former Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, who tendered his resignation on Monday night, said: "We had staked our claim to form the next ministry."

However, that hope is