Jharkhand Floor Test LIVE Updates: Champai Soren-led Ruling Govt Wins Floor Test With Support of 47 MLAs
'Will not only quit politics, but leave Jharkhand if ED shows proof against me': Hemant Soren, before the floor test
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JMM-Led Ruling Alliance MLAs Leave for State Assembly
Legislators of the JMM-led ruling alliance left the Circuit House in Ranchi via buses and are en route to the state Assembly, where the floor test for the CM Champai Soren-led government to prove their majority will be held on Monday, 5 February.
Hemant Soren Leaves ED Office For Trust Vote
ED officials along with Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren leave from ED office in Ranchi, ANI reported.
Hemant Soren will participate in the floor test of CM Champai Soren-led government to prove their majority, at the State Assembly.
MLAs, Hemant Soren Arrive At Jharkhand Assembly For Floor Test
MLAs of the JMM-led ruling alliance arrive at the State Assembly in Ranchi for the Floor Test.
Jharkhand CM Champai Soren Arrives At Assembly For Floor Test
Jharkhand CM Champai Soren arrives at the State Assembly in Ranchi to participate in the floor test of his government to prove majority.
Jharkhand High Court Seeks ED's Response On Hemant Soren's Plea Challenging His Arrest
Jharkhand High Court on Monday, 5 February sought a reply from Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the petition filed by Hemant Soren against the arrest. The high court has given ED time till 9 February to file their response. The next hearing is on 12 February, ANI has reported.
Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan Addresses Assembly
Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan addresses the state assembly ahead of the Floor Test of CM Champai Soren-led government to prove their majority.
OPINION | Opposition Must Know That This is Unrestricted Political Warfare
First, ED (Enforcement Directorate) officials "anonymously" led the media to believe that the Jharkhand chief minister was "absconding." Then they said that they were on a lookout for him at Delhi airport after which they finally arrested him from his official residence in Ranchi.
In hindsight, Soren should not have resigned before his arrest and insisted on ruling Jharkhand behind bars. The author doesn’t think there is any law that explicitly bars him from doing that. Of course, folks would talk about propriety and precedent when Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jayalalitha resigned and installed puppets before their arrests. But only the naively idiotic would talk of propriety in this day and age of “take no prisoners” warfare. Besides, Lalu and Jayalalitha operated in a different era.
Unfortunately, for most opposition leaders and parties, they are still acting and behaving as if this is politics being practised in the 20th century.
Read the full story by Sutanu Guru, Executive Director of the CVoter Foundation, here.
How Numbers Stack Up In Jharkhand Assembly Now
Ahead of the floor test of the ruling JMM-led government in Jharkhand, let's take a look at how the numbers stack up in the 81-seat Legislative Assembly of the state:
JMM: 29 seats
INC: 17 seats
NCP: 1 seat
CPI(ML)L: 1 seat
RJD: 1 seat
Total: 49 seats
The Opposition:
BJP: 26 seats
AJSU: 3 seats
Independent: 2 seats
Total: 31 seats
One seat remains vacant.
Jharkhand CM Champai Soren Addresses Assembly
Ahead of the floor test in Jharkhand Assembly, the newly-elected CM Champai Soren addresses the Assembly. He recalls the development works carried out by the Hemant Soren-led JMM government.
Shocked at 'Unprecedented' Move to Arrest a CM: Hemant Soren
"On the dark night of 31 January, for the first time, a chief minister was arrested. This is unprecedented. I am shocked at the course of events. I am from adivasi background," former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren said as he addressed the state Assembly ahead of the floor test.
Jharkhand Has Always Upheld Democratic Principles: Hemant Soren
"They think they can put me behind bars and be successful in their scheme to scare away the tribal people of Jharkhand. I would like to tell them that Jharkhand has always upheld the values of democracy enshrined in the Constitution by Dr. BR Ambedkar to empower the tribal people.": Hemant Soren
Will Quit Politics If ED Shows Evidence Against Me, Says Hemant Soren
"I will quit politics if ED shows evidence against me in the alleged land grabbing case:" Hemant Soren tell Jharkhand Assembly ahead of floor test.
'Will Not Only Quit Politics, But Leave Jharkhand If ED Shows Proof Against Me': Hemant Soren
"I repeat, I demand the Opposition to present ED's documents that show that I have grabbed land. If they do, I will not only quit politics but I will leave Jharkhand," former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren says in the state Assembly ahead of the floor test.
'A New Definition of Abuse is Being Written': Hemant Soren
"Our country is in a very unusual state. I want to warn my dalit and adivasi citizens that a new definition of abuse is being written. If we do not stay strong, our future generations will not forgive us," Hemant Soren said in Jharkhand Assembly ahead of the floor test.
"My resolve to fight for dalit and adivasi citizens will continue and my struggles for the oppressed communities will continue. I am not scared of the arrest. 140 MPs were earlier suspended from Parliament. This is unprecedented," Soren added.
LoP Amar Kumar Bauri Addresses Jharkhand Assembly
Ahead of the floor test, BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition in Jharkhand Assembly Amar Kumar Bauri addresses the state Assembly.
Congress MLA Alamgir Alam Addresses Assembly
Ahead of the floor test, Congress MLA Alamgir Alam addresses the Jharkhand Assembly.
'If I'm Arrested...': What Hemant Soren Told MLAs Before ED Action, Resignation
Hours before he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a corruption case, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren had written a letter to his MLAs narrating the next course of action "if he is arrested," in which he declared Champai Soren as his successor who must stake a claim to form the new government.
Champai Soren Seeks Support In Assembly
Champai Soren seeks support for majority in Jharkhand Assembly. Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato calls for floor test in the state Assembly.
JMM-led Ruling Govt Wins Floor Test With Support of 47 MLAs
Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren clears floor test in the state Assembly with the support of 47 MLAs against Opposition's 29.
Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato adjourned the Assembly till tomorrow.
'Attempts Made To Stop Formation of Majority Govt': Congress MP
Congress MP Rajeev Shukla told news agency ANI, "The majority is with Champai Soren. Sadly, attempts were made to stop the formation of majority government. It looks like BJP was scared of losing and that is why it was doing all this."
'BJP's Operation Keechad Has Failed': Jairam Ramesh
"There was no doubt. We were saying beforehand that we would win this Trust Vote with a good majority. 47 MLAs were in support. 'Operation Keechad' has failed. BJP's attempts of first arresting Hemant Soren, then delaying Champai Soren's oath for two days...have all been foiled," Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh told reporters.
'Govt Has No Answers To Questions Raised on Corruption': Sudesh Mahto
AJSU president and MLA Sudesh Mahto told news agency ANI, "Trust Vote happened on the basis of the members not based on the questions. They do not have an answer to the reason as to why this situation arose. The government was quiet on the questions raised on corruption."
'Humare Ram Ayenge': Congress MLA on Hemant Soren's ED Arrest
After Floor Test in the Jharkhand Assembly, Congress MLA Irfan Ansari told news agency ANI, "...Our in-charge had also said that the performance of four ministers is not good and they will be removed. So, the High Command has to see this."
"Wo aayenge, hamare Ram aayenge," Ansari said, when asked about former CM Hemant Soren's arrest.
'BJP's Conspiracy Exposed - Wanted To Murder Democracy, Impose Prez Rule': Jharkhand Minister Banna Gupta
After the floor test, Jharkhand Minister Banna Gupta told reporters, "The conspiracy that was hatched by the BJP was exposed in the holy temple of democracy. They didn't have a majority. They wanted to murder democracy and impose the President's Rule."
"We have 49 MLAs with us.They wanted to scare, insult and harass the MLAs in order to take the state towards President's Rule. But this is a democratically elected government. This will continue strongly. This government will come back to once again in the time to come," Gupta added.
'Wrongful Arrest' of Sitting CM Not Right: Arvind Kejriwal
'Wrongful arrest' of sitting CM is not right, whatever is happening not good for democracy: Arvind Kejriwal told news agency PTI over the arrest of Hemant Soren by ED
'Champai Soren A Rubberstamp CM, Sins of This Govt Will Be Exposed': BJP MLA
After the Jharkhand Floor Test, BJP MLA CP Singh told news agency ANI, "They had the majority and they won the Trust Vote. This is not surprising. But with this, the sins of the government have not gone away. It will all be exposed and they will have to face punishment. That won't go away."
On CM Champai Soren, he added,"Champai Soren is innocent, a rubber stamp. He won the lottery and became the CM. When he won't be a CM anymore, he will get the benefits of an ex-CM too. He will be loyal. But we would like to tell him to not repeat things otherwise he too will get entangled with the ED-CBI."
'Jharkhand's Message to India That People's Power Can't Be Subdued By Intimidation': Rahul Gandhi
After Champai Soren's victory in the Jharkhand Assembly, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi posted on X: "Today Jharkhand has given a message to the entire country that the power of the people cannot be subdued by intimidation."
Jharkhand Floor Test LIVE Updates: The CM Champai Soren-led government in Jharkhand on Monday, 5 February, won the floor test in the state legislative Assembly with the support of 47 MLAs.
Former chief minister Hemant Soren, who is currently in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), was allowed to participate in the voting process of the floor test by a special court. During his address in the state Assembly, Soren asserted that he would not only quit politics but also leave Jharkhand if ED is able to show documentary evidence against him in the alleged land grabbing case.
Watch Hemant Soren's speech in Jharkhand Assembly here:
Over 40 Jharkhand MLAs from the ruling alliance flew back to Ranchi from Hyderabad ahead of the crucial floor test on Monday. The MLAs had been whisked away to Hyderabad on Thursday, 2 February, in an attempt to counter "poaching" of the legislators.
Former Jharkhand chief minister and JMM leader Hemant Soren arrives at State Assembly in Ranchi to take part in the trust vote of the Champai Soren-led government.
Hemant Soren, who is currently in ED custody, has been allowed to participate in the voting process of the floor test by a special court.
Ruling alliance MLAs arrive at the Jharkhand Assembly premises in Ranchi to take part in the trust vote of the Champai Soren-led government on Monday, 5 February.
Ruling alliance MLAs arrive at the Jharkhand Assembly premises in Ranchi to take part in the trust vote of the Champai Soren-led government on Monday, 5 February.
Former Jharkhand chief minister and JMM leader Hemant Soren attends the trust vote of the Champai Soren-led government.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren with other MLAs during the floor test of his government, in the state Assembly
Former Jharkhand chief minister and JMM leader Hemant Soren speaks during a special session of the Jharkhand assembly convened by the Champai Soren government to seek trust vote.
JMM leader Champai Soren was sworn in as the chief minister of the state on Saturday, 3 February.
Jharkhand Governor C P Radhakrishnan had directed him to prove majority on the floor of the House by Monday.
Jharkhand is ruled by a mahagathbandhan government comprising the JMM, Congress, RJD, CPI (ML) L, and others.
The BJP remains in the Opposition in the Assembly, along with the All Jharkhand Students Union and three independent MLAs.
The total strength of the Jharkhand legislative Assembly is 81 seats, and 41 is the majority mark.
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