Who will be the next Chief Minister of Jharkhand? By Deepak Parvatiyar November 29, 2014 Jharkhand ceases to surprise so far as the issue of chief ministership is concerned. The state in the past has seen even an Independent, Madhu Koda, annexing the CM’s throne. In a brief span of 14 years since its formation in November 2000, the state has seen five chief ministers, but what makes the whole issue murkier is the fact that the CM’s chair was shared among these five men on nine different occasions! While the reason is attributed to fractured mandates in successive elections in the state, it is more to do with opportunistic alliances and political expediency. Former Jharkhand CMs in the Fray This time once again all the former CMs (barring three time CM, Shibu Soren of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha who is now a Member of Parliament) are in the fray – Hemant Soren (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha), three time CM, Arjun Munda (BJP), Madhu Koda (who has floated his own Jai
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