Champai Soren's appointment was finalised by Governor C P Radhakrishnan late on Thursday night, a little over 24 hours after Hemant Soren resigned from the post.
Champai Soren has been given 10 days to prove his government's majority, said state Congress chief Rajesh Thakur whose party is a part of the JMM-led alliance, according to news agency PTI. "We stand united. Our alliance is very strong. No one can break it," Champai Soren had said., India News, Times Now
Champai Soren was serving as the Transport, Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Caste & Backward class welfare minister under the Hemant Soren government, before being chosen as the new leader of the JMM Legislative party.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren is most likely to be disqualified as an MLA for allegedly violating electoral norms by extending a mining lease to himself. The BJP, the petitioner in the case, has sought Hemant Soren s disqualification for violating Section 9(A) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which deals with disqualification for government contracts.