Kukis

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Manipur profile: Congress, BJP set to fight it out with Meiteis keen to keep non-Manipuris out of state

The fight in the state is between the Congress and the BJP-led coalition which includes LJP, NPF and NPP.

Lok Sabha polls: Manipur People's Bill divides people, Meiteis seek ST status but Nagas fear rights violations

The Nagas and the Kukis are trying to “score brownie points” over each other by raking up contentious issues in Manipur's outer Lok Sabha constituency.

Kukis mourn massacred kin in Manipur, seek homeland as Centre gets set to implement Naga pact inked with NSCN-IM

Significantly the Kukis have chosen to scale up the Black Day observation this year when the Government of India is all set to seal the Naga peace pact based on the Framework Agreement.

Manipur Election 2017: How Ibobi lost people's trust in polls which centred around public issues

The just concluded elections in Manipur have been in a very critical phase of political evolution of Manipur

Manipur Election 2017: BJP's secrecy on Naga framework keeps Meities away, gives Congress fighting chance

The Hindu Meitei’s in Manipur would have as a rule opted for a Hindu nationalist party like the BJP, but suspicion of the BJPs connections with the Nagas and fear of fragmentation of Manipur is giving Congress a fighting chance

Manipur election 2017: BJP's warmth for NPF threatens to shrink its crucial Meitei voter base

The suspicion was vindicated when BJP sacked three of its functionaries after raising voice against alleged corruption in the NPF government in Nagaland led by the Chief Minister TR Zeliang.

Manipur economic blockade shows that the Naga peace talks have failed

The two-and-a-half-month long economic blockade in Manipur imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC) is seen as a sign of the Government of India’s failure to strike an amicable conclusion to Naga peace talks, an initiative that was publicised with much fanfare.

Imphal civic polls: In Congress bastion, BJP set to make big gains

Sending clear signals of anti-incumbency against the Okram Ibobi Singh-led Congress government in Manipur, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday emerged as a strong contender of the Imphal Municipal Council (IMC)