May 13, 2010 1:42 PM

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‘In Jharkhand, BJP rules out sharing of power on a rotational basis with JMM

BJP has ruled out sharing of power on a rotational basis with JMM in Jharkhand and asserted that it will soon form the government with its leader as Chief Minister. Senior BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu told reporters in Bangalore that there is no question of 50:50 ratio power sharing with JMM. There will be a BJP Chief Minister in Jharkhand soon. The JMM had on Monday asked BJP to share power with it on a rotational basis.<br/>To a question, Naidu said the delay in government formation is not due to differences of opinion on selection of a chief ministerial candidate, but on account of wider consultations on the issue among party leaders.<br/>Meanwhile PTI quoting party sources reported that BJP appeared to be open to accepting JMM demand for rotational power sharing between the two allies.<br/>Bowing to the demand of a majority of its 18 MLAs in the state for a tribal to head the government, the BJP is for former chief minister Arjun Munda for the top post.<br/>The party sources said BJP central observers Rajnath Singh and Ananth Kumar, who returned to the capital on Wednesday from Jharkhand, apprised party president Nitin Gadkari that JMM stuck to its demand for rotation in power-sharing.<br/>BJP is likely to call a Parliamentary Board meeting to take a formal decision. Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) in the meantime has demanded dismissal of Shibu Soren government in the state saying the coalition has no moral right to govern in the present scenario.<br/>JVM-P President Babulal Marandi said the dismissal of the government would make way for the formation of an alternative government in the state.<br/>Mr Marandi said he will meet Governor along with his party leaders today and demand dismissal of the Shibu Soren government to pave the way for formation of a new government.<br/> <br/>The JVM-P will also demand a judicial inquiry into the decisions taken by the government in the last 15 days since political uncertainty gripped the state.

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