Jharkhand: JMM-Cong-RJD alliance await Raj Bhawan invite to form next govt
Hindustan TimesJMM-Congress-RJD alliance legislators are camped in the Ranchi circuit house waiting for Raj Bhawan to respond to their claim to form the next government in Jharkhand. This development comes a day after chief minister Hemant Soren resigned on Wednesday night in wake of the Enforcement Directorate action arresting the latter in connection with an alleged money laundering case. The JMM-Congress-RJD alliance, which claims to have support of 47 legislators, six more than simple majority required in the 81-member Jharkhand assembly, chose senior JMM legislator and transport minister, Champai Soren, as their legislature party leader. Legislator Sita Soren, sister-in-law of Hemant Soren, who had earlier opposed the idea of appointing Hemant’s wife Kalpana Soren as the next CM, could not be reached out for her response on Champai Soren.