BJP and JMM agree to Chief Ministers' rotation in Jharkhand; Arjun Munda of BJP to lead first
merisarkar news service
New Delhi, May 18, 2010
Arjun Munda to lead the govt. first
The Tuesday's agreement between the two parties has ended the three-week long political deadlock in Jharkhand. Both the parties agreed to on sharing power on rotational basis with a BJP-led government to take over within a week.
"We have decided that BJP and JMM will share power for 28 months each with the BJP taking over in the first phase," Chief Minister Shibu Soren and BJP's chief ministerial candidate Arjun Munda told a joint press conference in Ranchi.
In response to a question on the timing when he would step down, chief minister Shibu Soren said, 'very soon'. However, he has not given any date for this thing. The BJP and AJSU leaders, however, claimed the powershift would take place on 25th May.
"Both Soren's resignation and Munda staking claim may take place on 25th May simultaneously," a senior AJSU leader and a national BJP leader said.
BJP had announced its decision to withdraw support to the Shibu Soren government on 28th April after the JMM chief voted against the BJP-sponsored cut-motions in the Lok Sabha.
However, after Soren's son Hemant made an offer to BJP to head the government in the state, the BJP revoked its decision but a tussle ensued on the power-sharing formula.
