Speculation is rife that President's Rule can be imposed for four to five months and then extended until the next Chief Minister election.

Biren Singh resigned as CM of Manipur on February 9. What led to his decision? Is the state heading towards President's Rule? All details here

"There is no accountability here. It is about the Centre trying to shield Biren from the no-confidence motion that the BJP would have lost,” says Ng Lun Kipgen.

N Biren Singh has resigned as the Chief Minister of Manipur, nearly two years after ethnic violence erupted in the state. The BJP leader formally submitted his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at Raj Bhavan in Imphal on Sunday.