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| Arjun Munda resigns as Jharkhand Chief Minister | | | Ranchi, Sep 14 History turned a full circle in the politically shaky Jharkhand today with beleagured Chief Minister Arjun Munda of the NDA resigning without seeking any trust vote following withdrawal of support by four MLAs with whose backing he had formed the government 18 months ago.
With numbers heavily stacked against him, Munda followed his predecessor Shibu Soren of the UPA who had quit under similar circumstances after heading a short-lived government soon after the Assembly polls, which gave a fractured verdict.
He made the announcement of his resignation on the floor of the House and later submitted his papers to Governor Syed Sibte Razi.
In a brief address in the House, Munda said, "the BJP-led coalition had got the mandate as the largest coalition during the last Assembly elections but some of our colleagues have switched sides." "We may have had some differences of opinion with them (MLAs) but I will not go into details about this. I would like to request that all of us have a duty to discharge for the sake of the people of the state," he said referring to the withdrawal of support by four ministers-- Enos Ekka, Harinarain Rai, Kamlesh Singh and Madhu Koda.
The development is a setback to the BJP-led NDA, whose state governments have now been reduced to six from seven and has given a boost to the UPA ahead of the Assembly elections in four states, including Uttar Pradesh.
Despite tall claims and targetting the Congress heading the coalition at the Centre, the BJP central leadership had realised that the game was lost in Jharkhand and advised Munda to quit before the trust vote to avoid embarrasment. |
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