Ibobi Singh Unlikely To Retain Chair

Y. Erabot SinghOkram Ibobi Singh Okram Ibobi Singh. Congress may well win in Manipur but their Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, 63, is unlikely to retain his chair.

Sonia Gandhi has asked for the bio-data of Y. Erabot Singh, the 73-year-old seniormost minister in Ibobi's Cabinet.

The high command holds Ibobi responsible for ground lost during Y. Erabot Singh. the threemonth-long blockade in 2011.

Ibobi did nothing, even planning a tour of Europe which he later cancelled due to widespread criticism.

Erabot became a hero in 2009 when he defied a road blockade and escorted 300 trucks carrying essentials to Imphal without police protection.