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Jharkhand row: Hemant skips meeting, BJP holds card close to chest | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and son of state Chief Minister Shibu Soren, Hemant Soren skipped meeting
called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to discuss the way forward for forming new government in the state on Saturday. The BJP has invited leaders of all its
allies and its state unit to Delhi to discuss the matter on Saturday. Party is
also holding its parliamentary board meeting after discussions with allies. Meanwhile,
the BJP is studying various options after the JMM offered to support a Government
led by it. Hemant Soren, had earlier written letters to the BJP leadership, expressing
their preference at remaining aligned with the party. "We held discussions with
the leadership our Jharkhand unit. We had requested them to come to Delhi and
have talks with us and in detail. They have apprised us about the emerging political
scenario in Jharkhand. And today evening, at 3.30 pm we are going to hold discussions
with our alliance partners," said Ananth Kumar, General Secretary. Kumar said
Parliamentary Board, would then be apprised of the result of discussions. "And
after these two rounds of discussions we are going to apprise the discussions
to the Parliamentary Board and later the Parliamentary Board will take appropriate
decision," said Kumar. BJP had withdrawn support to Soren's led coalition government
on Wednesday after he voted for the UPA led Government during a cut motion brought
up by the opposition in the Lok Sabha, on Tuesday. On Friday, the BJP had said
it would withhold its decision to withdraw support from the Soren-led government
till it consults with its alliance partners in the state. The JMM-BJP coalition
government was formed about four months ago in Jharkhand. |
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