Shibu Soren to take oath as Jharkhand Chief Minister on Dec 30

by D.S.Rajput | December 26, 2009 at 02:07 am

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New Delhi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) President Shibu Soren will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Jharkhand on December 30. He is heading for a 44-member coalition in the state. Governor K Sankarananaryanan invited Soren on Sunday to form the government. Raj Bhavan sources confirmed that an invitation had been sent to Soren, for oath-taking at 2 pm on Wednesday. The JMM and the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) have 18 legislators each, while the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) has five. The combine has a total of 45 MLAs, with Sudha Chaudhuri and Raja Peter of the JD (U) and Adivasi Chatra Sangh leader Chamra Linda announcing their support.

"We are still unclear about whether BJP should support JMM from outside or be a part of the government. In case we join the government, we may take the post of Deputy Chief Minister," a senior BJP MP said adding state party chief Raghubar Das is a front-runner for the Deputy Chief Minister''s post, sources said. BJP is also hopeful of getting the support of All Jharkhand Students Union which has five MLAs. BJP and ally JD-U together have 20 MLAs.