India, Oct. 7 -- Manipur chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh and his warring deputies, Losii Dikho and Nemcha Kipgen, were expected to arrive in Delhi on Wednesday and meet in person for the first time in months at the instance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership. People aware of the matter said the three were called to Delhi.

Dikho and Kipgen, representing Nagas and Kukis in the ethnic violence-hit state, are not on speaking terms as sporadic violence between the two communities continues.

Last month, Naga lawmakers boycotted Manipur assembly proceedings, refusing to share space with Kipgen, who joined virtually as she is yet to visit Imphal amid the unresolved Kuki-Meitei conflict.

On September 1, Dikho and eight other N...