While JMM has 29 MLAs, the Congress 16 and the RJD 1 in the Jharkhand assembly, while the BJP-led NDA has just 32 MLAs, nine short of the majority mark.
While one JSP leader pegged party’s expectations in 60 assembly seats, a leader of TDP, the bigger alliance partner, said Pawan Kalyan’s party had good prospects in only around 30 seats.
Champai, 6-time MLA from Seraikella, has been proposed as state’s CM face following Hemant Soren’s resignation. He was also part of movement for formation of separate Jharkhand state.
Banerjee's comments come after Soren was arrested by the ED Wednesday night in an alleged money laundering case, shortly after resigning as Jharkhand CM.
The probe is in connection to the Maharashtra State Cooperative (MSC) Bank scam case that relates to the alleged fraudulent disbursal of loans amounting to Rs. 25,000 crores.
Senior JMM leader, whose name has been proposed by the ruling alliance in Jharkhand as the new CM after Hemant Soren’s arrest, said he has the support of 47 MLAs in the 81-member assembly.
Jha says RJD did not make a mistake in joining hands with Nitish in 2022 as Mahagathbandhan govt gave Lalu’s son Tejashwi the opportunity, as deputy CM, to execute his ideas.
33 of 48 cabinet ministers in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and MP are from general and OBC groups. Ten among the remaining 15 are from STs, while five are from SCs.
Chief of NDA constituent Hindustani Awam Morcha & son of ex-CM Jitan Ram Majhi, Suman was among 8 ministers sworn into new Nitish cabinet. He resigned from Nitish’s former govt last June.
Hemant Soren was questioned by ED Wednesday for his alleged involvement in a case of money laundering. This is one of two cases against Soren being investigated by central agency.
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.
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