Modi’s new government has two options in Manipur

Synopsis
After enduring more than a year of ethnic conflict, Manipur desperately needs unity.

The voters in Manipur have delivered a clear message: they are dissatisfied with the government’s handling of the ongoing year-long ethnic crisis. The Lok Sabha election results announced on June 4 revealed a humiliating defeat for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which governs both at the Centre and in the state. The party lost both the parliamentary seats in the Northeastern state. The margins of victory for the Congress candidates in both