Jharkhand Floor Test highlights: ‘Will work in interest of people,’ says Champai Soren after winning trust vote

Jharkhand CM Champai Soren speaking to media after winning trust vote in the assembly on Monday.

Hemant Soren highlights: With the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led coalition MLAs returning to Ranchi from Hyderabad, attention has now turned to the floor test that chief minister Champai Soren won with 47 votes in the Jharkhand assembly on Monday. Champai Soren assumed the role of chief minister following Hemant Soren's arrest. Former chief minister Hemant Soren was released from jail to participate in voting.

The Jharkhand Assembly, comprising 81 seats, has a majority mark of 41. The JMM-led coalition holds a comfortable majority with 48 MLAs, including 29 from JMM, 17 from Congress, and one each from RJD and CPI(ML). However, not all MLAs may participate in the floor test. The NDA has 29 MLAs, with BJP holding 26 seats and AJSU having 3. The remaining 3 seats belong to Independents and others.

The coalition MLAs were taken to Hyderabad to prevent any potential poaching attempts by the BJP. They spent the weekend at Leonia Resort under tight security, inaccessible to outsiders and other guests of the resort.