‘Can’t rule Kalpana Soren out’ as 1 of 2 women ministers in new JMM-led Jharkhand cabinet

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) sources said Kalpana, who won from the Gandey Assembly constituency with a borderline of much than 17,000 votes, “could not beryllium ruled out” arsenic a curate connected the state’s 12-member cabinet. She is among the 12 women MLAs who were elected successful the Jharkhand Assembly elections 2024 — with 3 JMM, 5 Congress, and 4 BJP legislators.

“There volition beryllium 2 women ministers to honour the mandate that the state’s pistillate voters gave the JMM-led authorities successful the Assembly elections. One from the JMM quota and the different from that of the Congress. Kalpana ji cannot beryllium ruled retired arsenic the erstwhile astatine the moment. The last determination rests with Hemant babu,” a JMM root said.

“On Thursday, fractional of the 12-member Cabinet – successful which 1 spot is apt to stay vacant similar past clip – volition beryllium sworn successful from among JMM, Congress, and Rashtriya Janata Dal legislators. The remainder volition follow. Each of the 5 administrative regions of the authorities volition beryllium represented,” the root besides said, adding that the furniture was not apt to accommodate a lawman main curate and “most of the portfolios would stay the aforesaid arsenic successful the erstwhile government.”

However, a elder Jharkhand Congress person said that the 12th berth successful the Cabinet “could beryllium filled this time” but without altering the configuration of the existent statement arsenic portion of which determination are 6 JMM and 4 Congress ministers arsenic acold are the 2 large INDIA bloc confederation partners are concerned.

This berth, sources said, could apt spell to the RJD oregon the CPI (ML). According to enactment sources, the station of Speaker of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha was apt to “remain with the JMM” and a five-day league was apt to beryllium scheduled starting Monday.

The mates flew to Delhi connected Monday evening to invitation leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. The Sorens, sources said, were apt to conscionable Amit Shah adjacent arsenic they had sought clip from PM Modi to widen an invitation for the oath-taking ceremonial connected November 28.

“Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Kanimozhi, M K Stalin, Mamata Banerjee, Dipankar Bhattacharya, and Arvind Kejriwal person been invited from the INDIA bloc. We are yet to person connection from our allies successful Maharashtra,” a root added.