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Hemant Soren resigns, Champai Soren named new Jharkhand Chief Minister

Hemant Soren on January 31 resigned as Jharkhand Chief Minister, while the ruling JMM-led coalition proposed the name of senior leader and State Transport Minister Champai Soren as new CM.

Hemant Soren tendered his resignation to Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan at the Raj Bhavan after about seven hours of questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to a land scam.

Champai Soren was unanimously elected as the JMM Legislature Party leader by the ruling alliance in the State.

“Hemant Soren has resigned as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand. The ruling JMM-Congress-RJD alliance has proposed the name of senior JMM leader Champai Soren as the new CM,” State Congress president Rajesh Thakur said.

An ED team accompanied Hemant Soren to the Raj Bhavan. Meanwhile, JMM Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Maji claimed that Hemant Soren is in ED custody.

Governor Radhakrishnan had refused to meet a group of JMM-led alliance MLAs, however, Hemant Soren was allowed, where he tendered his resignation, senior state Congress leader Subodh Kant Sahay said.

The ruling coalition left the Chief Minister’s residence in three buses for the Raj Bhavan. Mr. Hemant Soren could be seen waving at people ah he left his residence for the Raj Bhavan.