Soren was arrested on 31 January by the ED. On 2 February, the court granted five days of ED custody to Soren and extended it twice for seven days in total.
Jharkhand CM gets support of 47 MLAs, while 29 MLAs voted against trust motion. Ex-CM Hemant Soren, who was arrested last week, was allowed by court to participate in trust vote.
Taking part in confidence motion moved by his successor Champai Soren in assembly, he also alleged Raj Bhavan was instrumental in his arrest after a conspiracy hatched by Centre.
The 67-year-old tribal leader was sworn in as the 12th chief minister of the state with a 10 days period to prove his government’s majority, said state Congress chief Rajesh Thakur.
Former Jharkhand CM was arrested Wednesday night over alleged illegal acquisition and possession of property in city. Soren has refuted charges and moved SC against his arrest.
Champai Soren will take over as Jharkhand's chief minister after Hemant Soren was arrested by the ED in a money laundering case after he resigned as chief minister Wednesday night.
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.
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.
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