JMM chief Soren stakes claim to form Govt in Jharkhand, with BJP support
Ranchi:Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Shibu Soren on Saturday staked claim to form a new government in Jharkhand, with BJP support. Soren who met the
state Governor K Shankarnarayan handed over a list of 43 legislators to him.
Jharkhand assembly has 81 members. Earlier, Governor K. Sankaranarayanan had
asked Soren to produce a list of MLAs supporting him as the BJP gave enough
indications of backing his claim to form a government. In morning, the BJP and All
Jharkhand Students Union extended their support to the JMM, which won 18 seats
in the recently concluded assembly poll. In the recently concluded assembly poll
which created a hung assembly in the state with the Congress emerging as the single
largest alliance by grabbing 25 seats. BJP stood second with 18 seats and its ally JD
(U) managed to get two seats. The JMM won 18 seats while independent candidates
and other parties won from 18 constituencies.
