The new government led by Champai Soren has sought the floor test to prove its majority in the House. He took over as the chief minister after Hemant Soren was arrested.
Hemant Soren was arrested after a seven-hour grilling by the ED in a money laundering case on Wednesday night. He alleged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) tried to tarnish his image by conducting raids at his Delhi residence.
In a significant turn of events, amidst the political unrest in Jharkhand, Champai Soren, a leader of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party, is set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand today.
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Top leaders of the opposition bloc INDIA met on Wednesday evening and discussed the situation arising after the resignation and arrest of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
In a sharp response to Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju called him a "spolied child" and said if Hemant Soren hails from a tribal community, this does not give him a licence to loot public money.
Hemant Soren, the de-facto chief of the JMM, was arrested by the ED on Wednesday night after nearly seven hours of questioning on money laundering charges in an alleged land fraud case.
Jharkhand's former Chief Minister Hemant Soren was arrested by the ED in a land scam case. Delhi's CM Arvind Kejriwal is next to go under probe and get arrested for his misdeeds, according to BJP leader Harnath Singh Yadav.