Champai Soren quits as Jharkhand CM, Hemant Soren stakes claim to form govt
Hemant Soren had tendered his resignation from the post on January 31,
Hemant Soren has staked claim to form government in Jharkhand and will take oath as the CM on Thursday (Jul 4), afterChampai Soren quit as the chief minister.
Hemant Sorenhad tendered his resignation from the post on January 31, ahead of his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.
He was granted bail bythe Jharkhand High Court last week. The court ruled thatthere was reason to believe that he was "not guilty of the offence as alleged".
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader was again elected as legislature party leader on Wednesday (Jul 3).
"A decision was taken in the meeting to replace Champai Soren with Hemant Soren," news agency PTI quoted a party source as saying.
As per reports, not everything is well in the JMM camp as the outgoing CM Champai is feeling 'insulted' by the move.But Champai may be offered the post ofJMM's executive president.
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Assembly elections on the horizon
Assembly elections are slated to be held in Jharkhand in November/December this year and the JMM wants to fight elections withHemant Soren as its face.
But a rift in the JMM camp can very well derail the party's election agenda.
Champai's unceremonious exit from the government has already provided the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state with ammo to go after the JMM.
Nishikant Dubey, BJP MP from Jharkhand's Godda, said in a social media post that the "Champai Soren era is over in Jharkhand".
"In the family-oriented party, people from outside the family have no political future. I wish the chief minister drew inspiration from Bhagwan Birsa Munda and stood up against the corrupt Hemant Soren ji," he said targeting the JMM leader.
Champai is a veteran leader of the party, having been around for decades now. He has also worked with JMM founder and Hemant Soren's father Shibu Soren. He has also served as a cabinet minister in the Hemant Soren government.
(With inputs from agencies)