‘All options are open’, says JMM leader Champai Soren amid speculation about him joining BJP
Earlier on Sunday, the former chief minister of Jharkhand said he had not met leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and his Delhi visit was ‘personal’.
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Senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Champai Soren on Sunday said that all options are open for him amid speculation that he could switch to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Earlier on Sunday, the former chief minister of Jharkhand denied reports that he was planning to join the Hindutva party ahead of the Assembly elections expected to take place later this year.
In a social media post on Sunday evening, Champai Soren said that he felt insulted by the manner in which he was asked to step down as the chief minister in July, after 152 days in office, to make way for party leader Hemant Soren to return to the post.
Champai Soren took over as Jharkhand’s chief minister on February 2. This came after Hemant Soren resigned on January 31 hours before his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering case.
Champai Soren resigned as the chief minister on July 3 after Hemant Soren was granted bail by the Jharkhand High Court on June 28.
The comments by Champai Soren on Sunday were related to a meeting of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s Legislative Party on July 3 that had been called to formalise the change of guard, and the days leading up to it.
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