Ahead of the state Assembly election, the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Monday appointed Kh Ratankumar Singh as its working president soon after he stepped down as its vice-president.

Singh's appointment as MPCC working president has been excepted by the All India Congress Committee (AICC). He submitted his resignation from the post of vice-president of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee on Sunday.

Singh told reporters at the Congress Bhawan in Imphal on Sunday that he had resigned as MPCC vice-president but not from the party.