Champai Soren, the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, emerged victorious in the assembly’s floor test on Monday with the support of 47 coalition MLAs. Former Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who had been arrested, was also present in the assembly as he was granted permission by a PMLA Court to participate in the floor test.
In the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Champai Soren emerged victorious in the floor test with the support of 47 coalition MLAs. The Opposition received 29 votes. The announcement of Soren’s victory was made by Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan, which was met with enthusiastic applause in the assembly. The majority mark in the assembly is 41, and Soren had previously stated that the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has the backing of 47 MLAs, with the possibility of increasing to 50. During the special session of the assembly, Soren moved the confidence motion and criticized the BJP for attempting to destabilize the elected state government. He also defended former Chief Minister Hemant Soren, stating that he is being falsely implicated in cases. Soren emphasized that his government is a continuation of Hemant Soren’s administration.
Hemant Soren, who is currently under the custody of the Enforcement Directorate due to an alleged land scam, was also present during the trust vote on Monday after being granted permission by a PMLA Court.
During his speech in the assembly, Hemant Soren criticized the BJP-led Centre and dared the Enforcement Directorate to provide evidence of his involvement in the land scam. The former Jharkhand Chief Minister added that if proven guilty, he would retire from politics.
In order to prevent alleged poaching attempts by the BJP, around 40 coalition MLAs were relocated to Hyderabad in Telangana before the crucial trust vote. On Sunday evening, these MLAs returned to Ranchi and participated in today’s trust vote. Numerous visuals circulating on social media depicted the MLAs being transported to the Circuit House in Ranchi, where they displayed victory signs from the bus.