Ranchi: Hemant Soren resigned as Chief Minister of Jharkhand on Wednesday, while the ruling JMM-led coalition suggested veteran leader Champai Soren as the new state chief.
After around seven hours of questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case related to land fraud, Soren tendered his resignation to Governor CP Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan.
“Hemant Soren has resigned as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand. The ruling JMM-Congress-RJD alliance has proposed the name of senior JMM leader Champai Soren as the new CM,” state Congress president Rajesh Thakur said.
Earlier, the legislators gathered at the CM residence elected Champai Soren as the leader of the JMM legislative party.
Party spokesperson Vinod Pandey said a general consensus was reached on Champai Soren.
Earlier, there were speculations that Hemant Soren’s wife Kalpana’s name could be proposed as the new CM.
With PTI inputs