In a midnight announcement, Champai Soren, Former CM of Jharkhand would be joining BJP on Friday. This announcement was made public by the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on X while also describing Soren as a prominent Adivasi leader.
Champai had quit JMM:
This comes after Champai Soren, the veteran leader had quit the party. This was a huge setback to the party and the INDI bloc. On 18th August i.e. Sunday, Champai Soren who was the Former CM and also Minister in the Hemant Soren government through series of tweets said that he has decided to quit the party because of the humiliations and ridicule he had faced in the past few months by the party-membership even when he was CM thus forcing him to quit the party.
This led to a fight between JMM and BJP where Hemant Soren who’s the Jharkhand CM accused the latter of poaching MLAs from his party and INDI bloc into their party by offering some money to the legislators and he also said that some of them are even falling into the trap to such approaches.
However, BJP on the other hand endorsed Champai’s exit from the party but at the same time remained silent on the questions whether he would join the party or not. Congress who’s the INDI ally of JMM said they expected Soren to stay with the party but also reiterated that his exit from the party won’t affect the JMM and also the prospects of the alliance.
Champai Soren told that he was asked to resign as CM even-though he had no quest for power but he felt hurt because it was a jolt to his self-respect. It made him feel that as if he had no existence in the party and after facing so much insult and contempt, he was forced to look forward to an alternate path.
The Former CM put out a detailed statement on Social media while describing the current phase as his personal struggle and he also stated that he does not want to include any party member in this and doesn’t intend to harm JMM which is his blood and sweat.
Champai also said that he has always done politics for the public and he has also been trying to ensure that the tribal, natives, poor, laborers and students and people from backward class when he was the CM. He also said that he was available to the public irrespective of the fact whether he holds post or not while also raising the issues of those citizens of those who always dreamt of a better future for Jharkhand.
Champai also said that this is a new chapter of his life and he won’t quit politics because he has received ample support from followers. His association from JMM is over but he may form a new outfit.
Champai Soren as CM:
In January 2024, Hemant Soren who was the CM of Jharkhand was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a case related to money-laundering in an alleged land scam case. He was arrested after long hours of interrogation. After which he decided to resign as CM and gave his resignation to the Governor of Jharkhand after which Champai Soren became the CM.
In June 2024, Hemant Soren was granted bail by the Jharkhand High Court in the case after which he became the CM of Jharkhand again thus leading to the political upheaval in the party. Binod Bihari Mahto had founded JMM which is one of the important parties in Jharkhand which is led by Shibu Soren.
