Hours after the BJP announced that it will form the government in Jharkhand with the support of JMM and All Jharkhand Students Union , Chief Minister Shibu Soren replied in the affirmative when asked whether the formula involved the post of chief ministership being rotated between the BJP and the JMM after he reached Ranchi airport. <br/><br/>Reacting to it the BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharam said party was not aware of this but made it clear the understanding arrived at the meeting was that only the BJP will be heading the new coalition government. BJP sources indicated there could be rethink to form a government if JMM insisted on rotating chief ministership. <br/><br/>Earlier Mr Anant Kumar announced that a A BJP-led NDA government will be formed in Jharkhand. He said a stable government which stands for development will be formed.The meeting was attended by BJP President Nitin Gadkari, Ananth Kumar, Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister Raghubar Das,JMM Legislature Party leader Hemant Soren and AJSU President Sudesh Mahato<br/> <br/>Mr Gadkari had earlier sought letters of support from all 18 JMM MLAs so that a stable BJP-led government could take charge in Jharkhand. Sources said, BJP has placed three conditions before JMM, the letters of support, some sort of an assurance that the government will last for remaining four and half years and implementing Gadkari's 'politics of progress and development' formula for the backward state.
News On AIR | May 8, 2010 9:40 PM
BJP to form Govt in Jharkhand with support of JMM & AJSU