Hemant Soren's major hurdles to appease coaltion partners ahead

In the first cabinet meeting presided over by the ninth chief

minister,Hemant Soren, soon after taking oath along with two newly

inducted ministers, Rajendra Prasad Singh of the Congress and

Annapurna Devi of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), has taken some

administrative decisions and asked all departmental heads to prepare a

100-day roadmap to be discussed at the next cabinet meeting.

The ninth chief minister’s major hurdle now starts as to how he will

maintain appease to all his coalition partners in the new government.

His first priority is to secure vote of confidence in the 82-member

state Assembly on July 18. Hemant Soren was too much busy since the

understanding was managed with the major allies – Congress, RJD and

some Independents.

Chief minister claims support of 43 MLAs, including 18 of the JMM 13

of the Congress,5 of the RJD, 1 of the MCC and 6 Independents.

However, chief minister’s tension was not over as two of his own MLAs,

Nalin Soren and Sita Soren  have been evading arrest. since criminal

cases were stated against them. Ranchi CBI court on  July 11 issued a

warrant of arrest against the absconding MLA Nalin Soren involved in

the infamous seed scam of 2009., while he was a minister between

2006-08 in the government of Madhu Koda.

Another sitting MLA Sita Soren very close relation of JMM supremo,

Shibu Soren was also absconding after the CBI filed a chargesheet

against her.

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A fresh tension has also stood before the new chief minister over the

choice of pro tem Speaker of the Assembly for which a name has to be

approved by the new cabinet to forward it to the Governor immediately

for tabling vote of confidence in the Assembly in favour of the new

government.