Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Arrested By ED In Land Scam Case
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Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and JMM President, Hemant Soren was arrested by the officials of Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday in the alleged land scam case, officials said.
Ranchi, Jan 31: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) President, Hemant Soren was arrested by the officials of Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday in the alleged land scam case, officials said.
The ED was interrogating Hemant Soren in a money laundering case related to the alleged land scam.
Earler in the evening, Hemant Soren met Governor CP Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhawan and submitted his resignation.
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✨Champai Soren, the state transport minister and a loyalist of Hemant Soren, will step into his role as the Chief Minister.
In the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led alliance, which includes Congress and RJD ruling has 47 MLAs, including 29 of JMM, 17 of Congress, and 1 of RJD. The BJP has 25 members and the AJSU party has three MLAs. The NCP and CPI (ML)L have one member each, apart from 3 Independents.