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M Prithviraj SIngh after joining the BJP.

Manipur Congress general secretary M Prithiviraj Singh joined the BJP on Friday ahead of party president JP Naddaโ€™s visit to the state.

BJP national president JP Nadda is scheduled to visit poll-bound Manipur on Saturday.

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M Prithiviraj Singh represented the Moirang Assembly constituency after winning the Assembly elections two times.

On Thursday, M Prithviraj Singh quit the Congress party and submitted his resignation letter as the general secretary of the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC.

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BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra, who is in Manipur ahead of party president JP Naddaโ€™s visit to the state, said M Prithviraj Singh joined the BJP at a programme in presence of Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh.

He also informed that the event was also attended by Manipur BJP president A Sharda Devi and MLA Moirang MLA Pukhrem Sharatchandra Singh.

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โ€œToday Participated in the Joining of the General Secretay of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee Sh Prithviraj Singh ji into BJP in the presence of CM Sh@NBirenSinghji, President @BJP4Manipur Smt @AShardaDevi ji & MLA Moirang Sh Sharat ji,โ€ BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra tweeted.

Manipur is one of the six BJP-ruled states where Assembly elections are scheduled to take place in 2022.

N Biren Singh was sworn in as Manipurโ€™s first BJP chief minister in 2017 after the party formed a coalition government in the state.

The BJP won 21 of the 60 Assembly seats and formed the government in Manipur with the help of other parties, including the National Peopleโ€™s Party (NPP).