The meeting of BJP Parliamentary party board is now in progress in New Delhi to decide the name of the new Jharkhand Chief Minister. Party President Nitin Gadkari, Senior leaders L.K.Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley are participating in the discussions to choose a new incumbent. The meeting comes in the wake of an agreement reached between the BJP and JMM on Saturday, with AJSU also pledging to support the BJP-Led coalition in the state. The Shibu Soren led Jharkhand government was hit by a crisis after BJP decided to withdraw support on April 28 after the JMM leader voted against the oposition sponsored cut motions in the Lok Sabha. The move was put on hold after JMM leader Hemant Soren wrote a letter to BJP Chief and announced its support for a saffron party led coalition to avoid imposition of President's rule in the state.
News On AIR | May 10, 2010 1:28 PM
‘BJP to decide on Jharkhand CM today