Jharkhand CM Soren to take majority test today
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will take a test of his majority today amid allegations by the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led coalition that the BJP of trying to topple the government by engineering defections.
Hemant Soren will take a trust vote in a special one-day Jharkhand assembly session. MLAs of the ruling coalition flew back in to state capital Ranchi yesterday on a special flight from Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh, where they were sequestered at state guest house to prevent any poaching attempts.
Hemant Soren also called a meeting with the MLAs yesterday.
The opposition BJP says Hemant Soren must be disqualified as an MLA over allegations that he violated election norms by giving himself a mining lease. The party has called for fresh elections and has demanded that the Chief Minister resign “on moral grounds”.