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Hemant Soren: Not only fighting BJP, but also the burden of legacy

Supriyo Bhattacharya, the JMM's general secretary, claimed Hemant's 'credibility, hard work, transparent functioning and a commitment to carry forward his father's legacy'

Jharkhand polls 2019: Congress, JMM join hands; Hemant Soren to be CM face

In a joint press conference here, Congress Jharkhand in-charge RPN Singh and JMM executive president Hemant Soren announced the seat sharing formula also

12 years on, there is still no vision for Jharkhand: Hemant Soren

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) coalition government in Jharkhand ruled for about two years and four months.

Hemant Soren stakes claim to form govt in Jharkhand

Backed by Congress, JMM legislature party leader Hemant Soren today met Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmed and staked claim to form a new government in the state, claiming the support of 43 MLAs in the 82-member assembly. Emerging from the Raj Bhavan, Soren said he had submitted to the Governor a list of 43 MLAs supporting his claim to form the government in the state which is under President's rule. "President's rule has been in force in Jharkhand for the last six months and we have initiated the democratic process to form the government with the support of Congress, RJD and independents. "We are ready and waiting for the Governor's invitation. Even if he does it tomorrow, we are ready," Soren told reporters. Jharkhand assembly has 82 seats and is in suspended animation since President's rule was imposed on January 18 after JMM pulled out from the BJP-led government on January 8. The staking of claim to form the government came nine days before the six-month spell of

Hemant Soren set to be Jharkhand's ninth CM

If all goes well, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren will be the ninth chief minister of Jharkhand.

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.

Hemant Soren wins trust vote

JMM alliance won 43 votes in the 82-member house while the Opposition got 37 votes

Cong to contest 10 seats, JMM four in Jharkhand: Hemant Soren

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren today reiterated that JMM and Congress had agreed upon seat sharing for the 2014 Lok Sabha election

JMM won't join hands with Third Front: Hemant Soren

Ruling out joining the proposed Third Front, JMM leader and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren today said its alliance with the Congress was intact and they would jointly contest the Lok Sabha polls. Turning to Odisha, Soren said the Morcha is yet to decide about forging any state-specific poll alliance with any party here and any decision in this regard would be taken at the right time. Exuding confidence that JMM was hopeful of greater success in Odisha as compared to the 2009 polls, Soren said the state unit was now re-galvanised and prepared to fight the polls in a more confident manner. The Central Committee of JMM under the leadership of Sibu Soren would decided in (appropriate) time how many and which seats the party would contest, he said. Slamming the Odisha government for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to deny the tribals their legitimate rights, Soren questioned its seriousness about the claim of all-round development of tribals in the state, and cited the 2011 .

Hemant Soren fires minister who called him 'corrupt'

The BJP state unit demanded a probe into the allegations levelled by the sacked minister

Hemant Soren terms leaders quitting party impure blood

Two JMM legislators Hemlal Murmu and Vidyut Baran Mahto resigned from the party and joined the BJP

Hemant Soren calls for uprooting BJP, oppn parties to give fitting reply

Referring to tribal Jharkhand, he said the ruling BJP there was working against the adivasis and "we must get rid of it"

JMM wants Congress to be 'elder brother' in anti-BJP front: Hemant Soren

The former Jharkhand chief minister asserted that the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and the Congress have put the acrimony of a past split behind them