JMM stakes claim to form government in Jharkhand
December 26th, 2009 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI ( Leave a comment )Ranchi, Dec 26 (ANI): Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Shibu Soren on Saturday staked claim to form a new government in Jharkhand.
Soren who met the state Governor K Shankarnarayan handed over a list of 43 legislators to him.
Jharkhand assembly has 81-members.
Earlier, Governor K. Sankaranarayanan had asked Soren to produce a list of MLAs supporting him as the BJP gave enough indications of backing his claim to form a government.
In morning, the BJP and All Jharkhand Students Union extended their support to the JMM, which won 18 seats in the recently concluded assembly poll.
In the recently concluded assembly poll created a hung assembly in the state with the Congress emerging as the single largest party by grabbing 25 seats. BJP stood second with 19 seats and its ally JD (U) managed to get only one seat. The JMM won 18 seats while independent candidates and other parties won from 18 constituencies.(ANI)
- Shibu Soren stakes claim to form Jharkhand government - Dec 26, 2009
- BJP supports JMM to form new Jharkhand government - Dec 26, 2009
- Cabinet approves revocation of President's rule in Jharkhand - Sep 09, 2010
- Advani upset over coalition with JMM in Jharkhand - Sep 10, 2010
- President's Rule to be revoked in Jharkhand - Dec 27, 2009
- Munda to be ruling alliance joint nominee for by-poll: Soren - Jan 18, 2011
- BJP's Arjun Munda to take oath as Jharkhand CM today - Sep 11, 2010
- Soren government wins trust vote (Lead) - Jan 07, 2010
- BJP's Arjun Munda sworn in as Jharkhand CM for the third time - Sep 11, 2010
- With JMM support, BJP stakes claim to form Jharkhand government (Second Lead) - Sep 07, 2010
- Soren writes to Gadkari, seeks apology - Apr 29, 2010
- BJP's Arjun Munda to take oath as Jharkhand CM on Sept. 11 - Sep 09, 2010
- BJP refutes JMM's power rotation claim - Jul 09, 2011
- BJP set to form government in Jharkhand - Sep 07, 2010
- Soren stakes claim to form Jharkhand government (Second Lead) - Dec 26, 2009
Tags: ally, assembly poll, bjp, congress, constituencies, independent candidates, jd, jharkhand, jmm leader, legislators, mlas, ranchi, sankaranarayanan, shibu soren, state governor, students union
