Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren seeks to keep his flock together

Governor Ramesh Bais has to take the final call on whether Soren has to be disqualified as member of the state Assembly and barred from contesting elections

When Jharkhand Chief Minister (CM) Hemant Soren decided to call a special session of the state Legislative Assembly on Monday and go for a trust test on the floor of the House, it did not come as a surprise to the political pundits.

For Soren has adopted Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s goose step on keeping Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) intact and not have his leadership challenged.
 

But it would be remiss of him to draw parallels with the political milieu in Delhi and Jharkhand.

In Delhi, Kejriwal heads a single-party government of the Aam Aadmi Party, while Jharkhand