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In a dramatic political move , Hemant Soren has resigned as Jharkhand chief minister while the ruling JMM-led coalition proposed the name of senior leader Champai Soren as new state head.
Soren tendered his resignation to Governor CP Radhakrishnan at the Raj Bhavan after about seven hours of questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to a land scam. The ED that accompanied him to Raj Bhavan took him into custody, ANI has reported quoting a JMM MP.
Hemant Soren submits his resignation from the Jharkhand CM’s post to Governor CP Radhakrishnan at the Raj Bhawan
(Source: Raj Bhawan) pic.twitter.com/aSp9omvkRV
— ANI (@ANI) January 31, 2024
“Hemant Soren has resigned as the chief minister of Jharkhand. The ruling JMM-Congress-RJD alliance has proposed the name of senior JMM leader Champai Soren as the new CM,” state Congress president Rajesh Thakur said.
The legislators gathered at the CM’s residence elected Champai Soren as the leader of the JMM legislative party.
Party spokesperson Vinod Pandey said a general consensus was reached on Champai Soren. A legislator from the Serikela assembly constituency for more than three decades since 1991, Champai Soren is known to be a loyalist of JMM supremo Shibu Soren.
#WATCH | Jharkhand Minister Alamgir Alam says, “Hemant Soren has resigned from the post of CM…We have the support of 47 MLAs…We have proposed to form a new government. Champai Soren will be our new CM…We have not been given time for swearing in…” pic.twitter.com/AMjjoKNH1F
— ANI (@ANI) January 31, 2024
Born in November 1956 at Jilinggora village in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharsawan district, Champai Soren is a matriculate and father of seven children. He is the son of a farmer and is not related to the Hemant Soren’s family.
Earlier, there was speculation that Hemant Soren’s wife Kalpana’s name could be proposed as the new CM.
