Champai Soren quits as Jharkhand chief minister to make way for Hemant Soren | Mint

Champai Soren on Wednesday tendered his resignation to Governor CP Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan in Ranchi to set the stage for Hemant Soren to takeover as the next Chief Minister of Jharkhand. After tendering his resignation to Governor, Champai Soren said he resigned as the Jharkhand chief minister after the alliance took the decision to choose Hemant Soren as the leader.

“A few days ago, I was made the Chief Minister and I got the responsibility of the state. After Hemant Soren was back, our alliance took this decision and we chose Hemant Soren as our leader. Now, I have resigned from the post of chief minister,” Champai Soren told media outside the Raj Bhavan.

According to the reports, Hemant Soren has reached the Raj Bhavan to stake claim to form the next government, showing his strength. If invited, Hemant Soren will become the 13th Chief Minister of Jharkhand.

After staking claim to form government in Jharkhand, Hemant Soren said, “The CM [Champai Soren] has told you everything…We will tell you everything in detail. We have followed all procedures.”

Hemant Soren was elected legislature party leader on Wednesday, July 3, after a consensus between the MLAs and leaders of the alliance of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).

According to the sources quoted by NDTV, Champai Soren felt “insulted” with the decision taken at the JMM legislature party meet. He will likely be made JMM executive president.

This is a breaking news report, more details are being added.