Former Jharkhand CM Champai Soren resigns from JMM.

New Delhi: Senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and Former Chief Minister Champai Soren on Wednesday resigned from the primary membership of the Shibu Soren- led party and also gave up all other positions he held in the JMM. Charmpai Soren is expected to officially join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on August 30,

The latest development carne two days after he met Horne Minister Amit Shah along with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP’s co-election in-charge for Jharkhand, in the national apital. Champai Soren served as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand after incumbent CM Hemant Soren was arrested and imprisoned in connection with a land seam ase. However, Champai Soren was made to step aside for Hernant Soren to retain mis chief ministerial position days after the latter was released on bail on June 28. In mis resignation letter sent to Shibu Soren, Champai Soren addressed the JMM chief s Guruji as usual, while expressing his dissatisfaction with the current state of ffairs in the party reasons, he claimed, compelled him to leave JMM.Champai Goren said the party has deviated from its original path, underlining in the resignation etter that he was leaving the party with “great sadness”. The former CM also said hat he never imagined leaving JMM-the party he considered his family but the recent events made him take this “difficult decision”. Referring to Shibu Soren’s urrent health and inability to actively participate in politics, Charmpai Soren wrote In his resignation letter: “There is no other forum in the party (besides reaching out

you) where we can express our grievances and concerns.” Champai Soren also thanked Shibu Soren for the opportunities he received ander his guidance during the Jharkhand movement (for the creation of a separate tate from Bihar), and thereafter. On August 26, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarna aid in a post on X: “Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand and a distinguished Adivasi leader of our country, @Champai Soren Ji met Hon’ble Union Home Minister AmitShah Ji a short while ago. He will officially join the @BJP4India on 30th August in Ranchi.” Sarma also shared a photo of the veteran Jharkhand leader meeting Amit Shah. Sarma also said that Champai Soren’s joining the BJP would marther strengthen the party. Responding to Hernant Soren’s allegations that the BJP was attempting to divide his party, Sarma said: “Look, I even want Hermant Soren to join the BJP. BJP means devotion towards the nation. There should be no question of dividing the country. We all work together for the country.” Champai Soren, who held the Chief Minister’s post for just five months (February 2 to July ), had on August 18 broken his silence on the “affront and insult” he was subjected o within the JMM, and narrated a few incidents which forced him to rethink his ssociation with the party he served whole of his life.