Non-Tribal Chief Minister for Jharkhand ? By Deepak Parvatiyar November 11, 2014 Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha recently called for the need of a non-tribal chief minister in the poll–bound Jharkhand. The statement of Sinha, an influential upper caste leader from the state, has more than one political undertone – You may also like to read Candidate list for Jharkhand Assembly elections 2014 ● The tribal leadership has failed the state ● Sinha senses an opportunity either to himself or for his proxy to have a go at the CM-ship in case the BJP wins the elections Jharkhand: Politicizing Tribal Identity At a time when the mineral-rich Jharkhand has empty coffers largely because of political mismanagement and governance issues, Sinha may be chancing his arms. Yet, what seems beyond the obvious is that Jharkhand should embrace the reality that it is not a tribal-dominated state that it has been made o
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