In the run-up to the trust vote that the Champai Soren-led government faces in Jharkhand, the MLAs of the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led alliance huddled in Hyderabad on Friday amid the coalition’s fears that the BJP may make an attempt to “poach” them.
Telangana is currently led by the Revanth Reddy-led Congress government.
About 40 legislators arrived at the Begumpet airport in Telangan in two flights, who were received by AICC Telangana in-charge Deepa Das Munshi and state Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar.
A video released by the JMM-led coalition on Thursday showed the support of 43 legislators in the 81-member Jharkhand assembly.
Meanwhile, JMM legislature party leader Champai Soren was sworn in as the 12th Chief Minister of the state on Friday. Along with him Congress leader Alamgir Alam and RJD’s Satyanand Botake also took oath as ministers.
Soon after that, Alam, after a Cabinet meeting said that the Champai Soren-led coalition government in Jharkhand will seek trust vote on February 5 on the first day of a two-day assembly session.
The decision was taken in the first cabinet meeting of the government, which was chaired by the CM.
Jharkhand got a new CM, after the arrest of JMM leader Hemant Soren by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged case of money laundering.
