{"id":941806,"date":"2026-07-13T03:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T07:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nenow.in\/?p=521368"},"modified":"2026-07-13T03:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T07:16:13","slug":"manipur-former-police-officer-thounaojam-brinda-joins-congress-announces-yaiskul-candidature-for-2027-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.manipur.org\/news\/2026\/07\/13\/manipur-former-police-officer-thounaojam-brinda-joins-congress-announces-yaiskul-candidature-for-2027-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Manipur: Former police officer Thounaojam Brinda joins Congress, announces Yaiskul candidature for 2027 polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-13T121846.934.jpg?fit=800%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Thounaojam Brinda joined congress\" style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-13T121846.934.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-13T121846.934.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-13T121846.934.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-13T121846.934.jpg?resize=400%2C240&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-13T121846.934.jpg?resize=150%2C90&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-13T121846.934.jpg?fit=800%2C480&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<figure><img width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-13T121846.934.jpg?fit=800%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"Thounaojam Brinda joined congress\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-13T121846.934.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-13T121846.934.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-13T121846.934.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-13T121846.934.jpg?resize=400%2C240&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-13T121846.934.jpg?resize=150%2C90&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-13T121846.934.jpg?fit=800%2C480&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Imphal: Former Manipur Police officer and anti-drug crusader Thounaojam Brinda formally joined the Indian National Congress in Imphal along with 10 other prominent leaders ahead of the 2027 Manipur Assembly elections. Brinda also announced her candidature from the Yaiskul Assembly Constituency, officially launching her campaign for the upcoming election to the 13th Manipur Legislative Assembly. [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/nenow.in\/north-east-news\/manipur\/manipur-former-police-officer-thounaojam-brinda-joins-congress-announces-yaiskul-candidature-for-2027-polls.html\">Manipur: Former police officer Thounaojam Brinda joins Congress, announces Yaiskul candidature for 2027 polls<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/nenow.in\/\">NorthEast Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">Read more \/ Original news source: <a href=\"https:\/\/nenow.in\/north-east-news\/manipur\/manipur-former-police-officer-thounaojam-brinda-joins-congress-announces-yaiskul-candidature-for-2027-polls.html\">https:\/\/nenow.in\/north-east-news\/manipur\/manipur-former-police-officer-thounaojam-brinda-joins-congress-announces-yaiskul-candidature-for-2027-polls.html<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imphal: Former Manipur Police officer and anti-drug crusader Thounaojam Brinda formally joined the Indian National Congress in Imphal along with 10 other prominent leaders ahead of the 2027 Manipur Assembly elections. 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