Babulal Marandi keen to lead Jharkhand government
May 24th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANSRanchi, May 24 (IANS) Former Jharkhand chief minister Babulal Marandi Monday said his Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) party would lead the government in the state if it gets the support of the Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM).
“We will consider forming an alternative government if the JMM and the Congress decide to support the JVM-P,” Marandi told reporters in Ranchi.
Asked about supporting a JMM-led government, he said: “The Shibu Soren government has been reduced to minority and Soren should resign. If he does not resign, then the governor should dismiss his government.”
The Congress wants to form a United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in Jharkhand but the JVM-P is against supporting a JMM-led rule. If the JVM-P, JMM and the Congress come together, they will cross the majority mark in the 81-member assembly.
The Congress has 14 legislators, JVM-P has 11 and the JMM 18. The JVM-P is in a pre-poll alliance with the Congress. The JVM-P wants to lead the next government itself or face assembly polls.
The Congress is looking for an alternative to form the government in Jharkhand. If the JMM, the Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) come together, they will cross the majority mark. The JMM and Congress have 18 and 14 legislators respectively and the AJSU and the RJD have five legislators each.
On Monday, the BJP formally withdrew support to the five-month-old Shibu Soren-led government, reducing it to a minority and plunging the state into political uncertainty again.
Soren has been given time till May 31 to prove his majority on the floor of the state assembly.
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- BJP, Congress seek time for government formation in Jharkhand - May 31, 2010
- Soren quits as Jharkhand chief minister (Second Lead) - May 31, 2010
- Jharkhand in political flux, headed for central rule (Second Lead) - May 31, 2010
- Jharkhand in political flux, headed for central rule (Lead) - May 31, 2010
- JVM-P not averse to forming government with Congress - May 26, 2010
- New partners, new alliances? What next in Jharkhand - Apr 28, 2010
- Jharkhand legislators against fresh polls - Jun 12, 2010
- Soren may find it tough winning trust vote - May 28, 2010
- Hectic parleys continue as stalemate over Govt. formation in Jharkhand continues - May 31, 2010
- Differences in JMM on backing BJP-led government - Apr 29, 2010
- Advani upset over coalition with JMM in Jharkhand - Sep 10, 2010
- Jharkhand put under president's rule again (Second Lead) - Jun 01, 2010
- Jharkhand Rajya Sabha poll underway, JVM-P stays away - May 03, 2012
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