Last Updated on 19/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
Champai Soren, who was in the Jharkhand CM’s chair till late evening on July 3, is now showing rebellious attitude. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Champai has removed the party’s name from the bio of his official handle on social media platform X. Champai has also written a long post and made it clear that his decades-long political journey with the party has now come to a halt and now he is looking for options for the journey ahead. Champai himself has also hinted at three options.
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai has posted about Hemant Soren’s release from jail, the meeting of the legislative party and even his resignation. He has written in his post that with a heavy heart, he had said in the same meeting of the legislative party that a new chapter of my life is going to start from today. Champai Soren has hinted at three options and said that the first option was retirement from politics, the second was to form his own separate organization and the third, if he finds a partner, then he will travel further with him.
The three options mentioned by Champai Soren include retirement from politics as well as forming a new party or joining any other party. Will Champai join BJP or form his own party? The former CM of Jharkhand has made another post along with this post in which he has made it clear in hints that he is not going to form his own party. Champai has written in his second post that this is my personal struggle, so I have no intention of involving any party member in it or causing any kind of damage to the organization. If Champai had intended to move forward on the option of forming his own party, he would have needed more leaders as well.
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren may choose to join another party. After Champai Soren became the CM, BJP leaders refrained from targeting him, and also showed sympathy after he was removed from the CM post. In such a situation, there is now speculation that Champai may join BJP. It is also being said that Champai Soren has met Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP’s co-in-charge for Jharkhand elections, and Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Shubhendu Adhikari.
If there is talk of Champai Soren joining BJP, then the reason for it is not only the soft attitude and sympathy of BJP leaders but also the political mood of the state. Parties like Jharkhand Vikas Morcha also came into Jharkhand politics but could not do anything amazing. Jharkhand Vikas Morcha was formed by former CM Babulal Marandi after he was removed from the post of CM. Marandi later merged his party with BJP and currently he is the president of Jharkhand BJP. JMM maintained a good hold on the tribal vote and the contest remained between the Soren family’s party and BJP. Parties like Congress and All Jharkhand Students Union have also been standing in one of these camps. In such a situation, after leaving JMM, the chances of Champai turning to any of its ally parties are negligible. Champai will turn to any opposition party.
Jharkhand assembly elections are near and in the election season, BJP is active to strengthen its base in tribal land. There are 28 assembly seats and five Lok Sabha seats in the tribal land of Jharkhand. BJP could not win even a single seat from this area in the recent Lok Sabha elections. Whereas, in the last assembly elections, lotus could bloom on only two out of 28 seats. In the Lok Sabha elections, JMM and its allies were successful in making Hemant Soren’s arrest an issue and linking it to tribal identity. The result of this was that Union Minister Arjun Munda could not even save his seat from the peg from which Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given the gift of many schemes for the tribal society.
BJP leaders see Champai Soren as a better option to counter JMM’s tribal identity card. Champai Soren is counted among the close associates of JMM president Shibu Soren and he has also written in his social media post – I am counted among the senior members in this party, the rest are juniors. The supremo who is senior to me is no longer active in politics due to health. Then what option did I have? In the current circumstances, BJP needs a strong tribal face to correct the messed up calculations of tribal land, Champai also needs a strong option.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)