New Delhi: There is still no consensus over who will be Jharkhand's new Chief Minister. Top BJP leaders held a series of meetings and reports suggest that the BJP may just accept a Chief Minister on rotation basis. This is something the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) had suggested. (Read: BJP likely to accept Soren, JMM offer for Chief Minister)
BJP leaders have however, dismissed the possibility of Yashwant Sinha as Chief Minister. (Read: JMM agrees for BJP chief minister in Jharkhand)
Rajnath Singh and Ananth Kumar, BJP observers, have said that the majority of the party's Jharkhand MLAs want Arjun Munda to be Chief Minister.
Veteran leader L K Advani has left the decision to BJP president Nitin Gadkari.
JMM chief Shibu Soren wants BJP to lead the government for 28 months and then support a JMM Chief Minister for the remaining 28 months of the state Assembly. Both the JMM and the BJP have 18 seats each in the 82-member House. (Read:New government will be on rotational basis: Shibu Soren)
Ties between BJP and JMM had come under strain when Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren voted against BJP sponsored cut motions on April 27. BJP parliamentary Board had decided to withdraw support to Soren government but put it on hold when Shibu's son Hemant wrote a letter proposing a BJP-led government. (Read: BJP dumps Shibu Soren, gets apology from son)
BJP leaders have however, dismissed the possibility of Yashwant Sinha as Chief Minister. (Read: JMM agrees for BJP chief minister in Jharkhand)
Veteran leader L K Advani has left the decision to BJP president Nitin Gadkari.
Advertisement
Ties between BJP and JMM had come under strain when Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren voted against BJP sponsored cut motions on April 27. BJP parliamentary Board had decided to withdraw support to Soren government but put it on hold when Shibu's son Hemant wrote a letter proposing a BJP-led government. (Read: BJP dumps Shibu Soren, gets apology from son)
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Champai Soren Quits JMM, Resigns As Jharkhand Minister And MLA Ahead Of Joining BJP Champai Soren Was Harassed After Becoming Chief Minister: Shivraj Chouhan "People Will Give A Fitting Reply": Hemant Soren To NDTV Day After Release From Jail Manipur Chief Minister Slams Tejashwi Yadav Over "Racist" Jab At Himanta Sarma US Millionaire, Who Died By Suicide, Owed $34 Million With $8,000 In Bank On CCTV, Cops Seen Planting Drugs On Man In Mumbai, Suspended After Probe After Land Invasion And Death From Above, A New Enemy In Gaza - Polio Celebrated "Russian Spy" Whale Hvaldimir Found Dead In Norway: Report Israeli Army Announces Death Of Soldier During Ongoing Raid In West Bank Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.