Hemant Soren moves vote of confidence in Jharkhand Assembly

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday moved a trust motion in the assembly.

The Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) government was formed July 13. Soren was asked by Governor Syed Ahmad to prove his majority within a week. Consequently, a special assembly session has been convened on Thursday.

In the 82-seat assembly, Soren will need the support of at least 42 legislators.

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) government suffered a setback on Wednesday when the Jharkhand High Court dismissed a petition of party legislator and former minister Nalin Soren to quash the arrest warrant against him.

Another legislator, Sita Soren, is absconding in a 2012 case involving buying of votes in the Rajya Sabha.