Jharkhand: After the swearing in of new Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren, the cabinet will be expanded. However, along with Champai Soren, Satyanand Bhokta of RJD and Alamgir Alam of Congress took oath. The cabinet expansion in Jharkhand was already to happen but due to reshuffle in the names of ministers, its date was extended. According to sources, the Congress high command has expressed no confidence in the names of some ministers.
When Hemant Soren was arrested by the ED team in Jharkhand, he had submitted his resignation to the Governor at Raj Bhavan. At that time Champai Soren used to be the Transport Minister in the Jharkhand government. Hemant Soren expressed confidence in Champai Soren and the party accepted him as its leader without any opposition, after which Champai Soren formed a coalition government and also won the trust vote. Now the announcement of the names of the ministers of this government is awaited.
Whose card will be cut?
According to sources, in the Hemant government, the sword has started hanging over Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon, Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh and Health Minister Banna Gupta. No comment has been made by the government nor is there any official information in this regard. If sources are to be believed, it is almost certain that Rameshwar Oraon and Badal Patralekh will be cleared. In their place, many new faces can emerge in which Bermo MLA Anup Singh, Bhushan Bada, Deepika Pandey and Ramchandra Singh can be made ministers. While the names of Bhushan Bada and Deepika Pandey are almost certain for the post of minister, the names of Ramchandra Singh or Pradeep Yadav are also being discussed.