Leishemba Sanajaoba is the current member of the former royal family of the princely state of

Manipur Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...

in India, and a politician belonging to the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

from Manipur. In 2020, he was elected as the member of

Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of the Parliament of India and functions as the institutional representation of India’s federal units — the states and union territories.https://rajyasabha.nic.in/ It is a key component o ...

from

. He is often addressed with the honorific "maharaja", which is not a statutory title. He continues to be the symbolic and spiritual head of ritualistic traditions of the erstwhile kingdom of Manipur. In 2020 he founded and led the group

Arambai Tenggol Arambai Tenggol (Meitei language, Meitei for "dart wielding cavalry") is a Meitei people, Meitei activist organisation in the Indian state of Manipur founded by Manipur's titular king and Rajya Sabha member Leishemba Sanajaoba,Angshuman Chou ...

which has had heavy involvement in the Manipur conflict.

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* 1972 births Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Manipur Language activists Living people Meitei royalty Rajya Sabha members from Manipur Indian religious leaders Indian activists {{Manipur-BJP-politician-stub