The ten Kuki MLAs stand at the most decisive moment of their political lives. One road leads to ministerial berths, central funds, and survival in 2027. The other leads to the exile of irrelevance—or worse. Yet eight of you still refuse to sign a simple joint declaration rejecting any role in the present Manipur government.

That silence is deafening, because everyone in the hills and the valley now knows the real conversations happening behind closed doors.Highly placed sources in Imphal and Delhi confirm what the relief camps have long suspected: some of you are already in deep, direct talks with valley-based MLAs—talks that go far beyond “consultations.”

These are negotiations about cabinet berths, portfolio allocations, and, most stunningly, even the selection of the next Chief Minist

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