Key Points
There was a lot of speculation about the legislature meeting in Ranchi on Wednesday as many within JMM and outside expected Hemant Soren to resign and his wife to be made the chief minister..
However, nothing of that sort happened and the meeting turned out to be a show of strength for Soren...
The meeting took place at the CM's residence in Ranchi where MLAs from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) - all part of the ruling alliance - came together..
"We all said that Hemant Soren is our chief minister and he would continue as CM going forward," Congress MLA Pradeep Yadav told media persons after the meeting in Ranchi...
Soren held a special session of the assembly and proved majority in the House in an apparent show of strength.. Sources told ET that there was no discussion on seat-sharing among the INDIA partners..
