The ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition in Jharkhand, on Tuesday, is shifting its MLAs to Chhattisgarh to prevent the Bharatiya Janata Party's alleged attempt to poach them during the ongoing political crisis in the state. The ruling coalition is ready to face any eventuality, said CM Hemant Soren Stay with TOI for all updates:Read Less
Jharkhand CM HemantSoren speaking to media outside Ranchi airport
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11 ministers of the state cabinet, including the chief minister Hemant, and eight MLAs have stayed back in Jharkhand.
As per sources, only 31 out of 49 MLAs in the Mahagathbandhan folder have flown out to Raipur.
I will tell later if I will go or not, says Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren upon being asked whether he too will go with the MLAs.
UPA MLAs leave Ranchi by chartered aircraft for Raipur to stave off possible poaching attempts.
This is neither surprising nor is it a new trend; the ruling coalition is ready to face any eventuality: Hemant Soren
In coming days, you will see many things on how UPA will reply to BJP's attempts: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren
A meeting of the Jharkhand cabinet has been scheduled on September 1 at 4 pm
The ruling coalition has 49 MLAs in the 81-member Assembly.
Chief minister Soren himself and some JMM MLAs could be staying back in Ranchi, Congress legislator Alamgir Alam said. However CM was seen on one of the buses headed towards the Ranchi airport.
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren at the Ranchi airport after dropping MLAs
One bus carrying MLAs to the Ranchi airport suffers window pane damage. Reason not known.
Buses carrying UPA MLAs reach Ranchi airport
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Visuals from Ranchi airport where UPA MLAs have arrived along with CM Hemant Soren
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Luggage of MLAs at the airport check-in in Ranchi
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UPA MLAs leave from the residence of CM Hemant Soren in Ranchi
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Though the EC's decision is not yet made official, there was a buzz that the poll panel has recommended the chief minister's disqualification as an MLA. The Raj Bhavan did not announce anything on this matter since then.
Following a petition by the BJP seeking Soren's disqualification from the Assembly in an office of profit case, the Election Commission has sent its decision to state Governor Ramesh Bais on August 25.
Sources in the airport also said a flight for Raipur has been booked for the legislators.
The MLAs were seen leaving Chief Minister Hemant Soren's residence in two buses towards the Ranchi airport where a flight has been booked for them to Raipur, sources said. Soren himself was seen on one of the buses.