Ranchi: Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand and veteran JMM leader, Champai Soren is set to join the BJP on Friday in Ranchi, announced Himanta Biswa Sarma. In a late-night post on X, Himanta Biswa hailed him as a “distinguished adivasi leader of the country” and wrote, “Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand and a distinguished Adivasi leader of our country, Champai Soren Ji met Hon’ble Union Home minister Amit Shah Ji a short while ago. He will officially join the BJP India on 30th August in Ranchi”.
Earlier in July 2024, Champai Soren resigned as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand ahead of the assembly elections due in the state. He tendered his resignation to the governor. Jharkhand Multi Morcha (JMM) executive president Hemant Soren staked his claim to form the new government.
While stepping down from the post, Champai Soren addressed the media and said, “I was made the chief minister a few days ago. This gave me the responsibility of the state. Since Hemant Soren is back as our leader, I have decided to resign as the chief minister”.
The veteran leader – also known among party workers as the “Jharkhand Tiger” for his significant contribution to the struggle for creating Jharkhand state in the 1990s – said he would not quit politics, asserting that an option to float a new political outfit was always open to him.
Amid huge buzz about his big switcheroo, Mr Soren, two weeks ago, asserted “hum jahan par hain vahi par hain (I am where I am)”. The same week, he arrived in Delhi, claiming he had come for personal work. However, the rumours refused to die down. The BJP too played coy, calling him a “senior leader” and “someone who was serving Jharkhand as a good Chief Minister”.
Earlier today, Mr Sarma, who is BJP’s election in-charge for Jharkhand that will go to the polls later this year, said “I want Champai Soren to join the BJP and strengthen us”.
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