Ranchi:
Two days after the Jharkhand poll threw up a hung assembly, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Shibu Soren holds the trump card for government formation. He says he will not settle for anything less than the chief minister's post.
"We are the single largest party. We should get a chance to form the government. Others can come and support us if they want to,'' Soren said.
Sources say Soren wants nothing less than the chief ministership. If promised that, he will stop pursuing Marandi and go with the Congress.
''We are perfectly capable of forming and running a government without Soren's support,'' said Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) leader Babulal Marandi.
But that would mean seeking support of independents and smaller parties which is something the Congress desperately wants to avoid. The only thing that is not in doubt here is BJP's surrender.
On Friday, former Jharkhand Chief minister, BJP's Arjun Munda and Congress leader Subodh Kanth Sahai both will be in coming to Delhi.
''We believe our mandate is to sit in the Opposition. We don't want to form a government,'' said BJP Lok Sabha MP and former chief minister Arjun Munda.
More than 2 days after the Jharkhand election results, there is still no clarity on who will form the government here or how that government will be formed. And given the kind of statements politicians are making, it seems the political merry-go-round in Jharkhand will continue for the next few days.
"We are the single largest party. We should get a chance to form the government. Others can come and support us if they want to,'' Soren said.
Sources say Soren wants nothing less than the chief ministership. If promised that, he will stop pursuing Marandi and go with the Congress.
''We are perfectly capable of forming and running a government without Soren's support,'' said Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) leader Babulal Marandi.
But that would mean seeking support of independents and smaller parties which is something the Congress desperately wants to avoid. The only thing that is not in doubt here is BJP's surrender.
On Friday, former Jharkhand Chief minister, BJP's Arjun Munda and Congress leader Subodh Kanth Sahai both will be in coming to Delhi.
''We believe our mandate is to sit in the Opposition. We don't want to form a government,'' said BJP Lok Sabha MP and former chief minister Arjun Munda.
More than 2 days after the Jharkhand election results, there is still no clarity on who will form the government here or how that government will be formed. And given the kind of statements politicians are making, it seems the political merry-go-round in Jharkhand will continue for the next few days.
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