Injustice done to Hemant; JMM-led alliance to win all 14 seats in Jharkhand: CM Champai Soren

Champai Soren said the ruling JMM will take a final call on the candidature of Kalpana Soren from the Gandey Assembly seat in a week.

Claiming that "injustice" was done to jailed Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, his successor Champai Soren on April 2 said the ruling JMM will take a final call on the candidature of Kalpana Soren from the Gandey Assembly seat in a week.

Kalpana Soren is the wife of Hemant Soren, the executive president of the party.

The decision whether Ms. Kalpana will be made the chief minister in case she contests and wins will lie with the JMM, Champai Soren, 68, told PTI in an exclusive interview here.

The by-poll to Gandey will be held on May 20 along with parliamentary elections in the state. The seat in Giridih district fell vacant after the resignation of JMM MLA Sarfaraz Ahmad and speculations are rife that Kalpana may be fielded from there.

"The JMM will take a final call in a week if Kalpana Soren will be fielded from the Gandey Assembly seat. If she contests and wins, the final decision on whether she will be made the chief minister will be taken by the party leaders including president Shibu Soren, Hemant Soren and others," the CM said.

Kalpana Soren's political journey began at the 51st foundation day celebration of the JMM in Giridih district on March 4, when she claimed that a conspiracy had been orchestrated by opponents ever since the Hemant Soren-led coalition government came to power in 2019.

He claimed that a great injustice has been done to Hemant Soren who was arrested by the ED in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.