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Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren faces a floor test after assuming office following Hemant Soren's resignation and arrest. The JMM-led alliance, fearing poaching, sequestered MLAs in Hyderabad but brought them back to Ranchi. The BJP criticized, alleging a lack of confidence. The floor test will determine the coalition's majority in the 81-member assembly.    #Jharkhand #jharkhandcm #ChampaiSoren #HemantSoren #BJP #JMM #Congress #Politics #Jharkhandnews #India #Oneindia #Oneindianews                  ~PR.152~ED.155~

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00:00 Jharkhand's new CM Champai Soren is set to undergo a floor test at 11am today to establish

00:12 his majority in the assembly.

00:15 His assumption of the top post followed the resignation of the predecessor, Hemant Soren,

00:20 who was subsequently arrested by the enforcement directed last week.

00:24 The ruling JMM-led alliance in an effort to prevent the poaching of MLAs had secluded

00:28 the MLAs in Hyderabad resort but brought them back to Raji on Sunday evening.

00:33 The BJP criticised the coalition's move, asserting a lack of confidence.

00:39 Champai Soren, amidst the allegations of the deliberate delay by the governor, has formed

00:43 the government claiming the support of 43 MLAs in the 81-member Jharkhand assembly.

00:48 Meanwhile, the BJP-led ND alliance has 29 members, with 26 from BJP and three from AJSU,

00:55 and they stand as the opposition.

00:57 After Hemant Soren's arrest on 31 January in an alleged land scam case, Champai Soren

01:02 approached the governor, asserting that he has support of 43 MLAs and he can form government,

01:07 although not all signed the letter.

01:10 And so, the reports are now suggesting that some JMM MLAs are not supporting Champai Soren

01:15 and they may abstain from participating in the floor test.

01:19 Former CM Hemant Soren is also expected to attend the voting process after being permitted

01:23 to leave jail by a Raji special court.

01:26 On arrival in Raji, the JMM-led alliance MLAs expressed confidence in winning the trust

01:30 vote, claiming support of almost 48-50 legislators.

01:33 JMM lawmaker Mithilesh Thakur even suggested that some BJP MLAs are going to support the

01:38 Mahagatbandhan.

01:39 Conversely, the BJP chief Binachi Narain has also predicted the JMM-led coalition will

01:44 lose the vote of confidence, citing strict surveillance on MLAs in Hyderabad as a lack

01:49 of confidence.

01:50 The alliance MLAs flown in from the resort were concerned about BJP's attempts to poach

01:55 them before the trust vote.

01:57 JMM MLA Lobin Hembrom has also criticised the resort move already, but has affirmed

02:02 that he will support the coalition government.

02:05 The unfolding political dynamic in the Jharkhand highlights the complex powerplay and manoeuvring

02:09 within the state's assembly.

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