In the latest political development in Jharkhand, the leaders of the INDIA alliance met Governor C P Radhakrishnan on Thursday. JMM executive president Hemant Soren, state Congress president Rajesh Thakur and RJD leader Satyanand Bhokta went to Raj Bhawan. Governor C P Radhakrishnan has invited Hemant Soren to form government in Jharkhand, Raj Bhavan official said. The swearing-in ceremony will be held today at 5 PM.
General Secretary of JMM, Supriyo Bhattacharya says, "The Governor has invited us to form the government and take the oath. We have decided that the CM along with this cabinet will take oath on July 7."
Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren resigned on Wednesday and Hemant Soren, who is out on bail in a money laundering case, staked claim to form the government, hours after leaders of the JMM-led alliance in the state unanimously elected him as the legislature party leader.
Champai Soren, who had taken oath as the 12th chief minister of Jharkhand on February 2 after Hemant Soren's arrest, met Governor CP Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan and tendered his resignation in the presence of the JMM executive president, capping a day-long drama full of speculations.
Earlier, leaders and MLAs of the alliance during a meeting at Champai Soren's residence here unanimously decided to elect Hemant Soren as the JMM legislature party leader, party sources said.
Congress's Jharkhand in-charge Ghulam Ahmad Mir and its state president Rajesh Thakur also attended the meeting, besides Hemant Soren's brother Basant and wife Kalpana.
Hemant Soren, son of JMM supremo Shibu Soren was released from jail on June 28 after nearly five months, after the high court granted him bail in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. He had resigned as the CM shortly before his arrest on January 31 by the ED.
