Soren to take oath on Dec 29 with five other ministers
JMM working president, Hemant Soren, who was elected leader of the legislature party on Tuesday evening staked his claim to form the government. The 44-years-old Hemant would be taking oath as CM for the second term after a gap of five years. The Congress legislature party in the evening elected the former speaker and MLA from Pakur, Alamgir Alam, as its leader. RJD has only one member in the House.
The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha, who has three MLAs, has also pledged its support to the JMM-led alliance. JVM president and former chief minister Babu Lal Marandi said he has given an unconditional support to Hemant in writing. JVM elected Pradip Yadav as its leader.
When asked if JVM would get representation in the cabinet, he said it is the prerogative of the chief minister. Hemant
Soren earlier called on Babu Lal Marandi and sought his blessings and support.
Meanwhile, Hemant Soren said he has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the oath taking ceremony at Morabadi grounds on December 29. He told mediapersons that invitations have been sent to the Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi too. TMC president and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee will also attend the ceremony.
Five ministers are likely to take along with Hemant Soren on Sunday. Two each from JMM and Congress, one RJD member is being considered for inclusion in the first batch. Amba Prasad, the youngest MLA in the new House from Barkagaon, will be the women representative.
Meanwhile, The presence of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav in the delegation to Raj Bhawan is seen as a politically significant move by the political observers. Though the RJD has just one member, the pre-poll partners have made it a point to showcase it as a grand anti-BJP show. It also indicates the agenda and the narrative the non-BJP parties will play in the region in the days to come.