With former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's bail in an alleged land scam case grabbing headlines on Friday, his successor, Champai Soren, wasted no time. Champai's Cabinet approved as many as 40 proposals in a single day, a move seen as a strategic effort to replicate the party's Lok Sabha success in the upcoming Assembly elections.
The release of Hemant Soren has fuelled speculation of a significant reshuffle within the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-Congress-Rashtriya Janata Dal government. While Hemant hinted that the JMM would decide on his role, party insiders suggest Champai might continue as chief minister until the Assembly elections, with Hemant leading the campaign in a state where tribals constitute 26 per cent of the population, according to the 2011 Census.
Tribals make the difference
In the recent Lok Sabha elections, the JMM-led INDIA bloc outperformed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), winning all five constituencies reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STS) among the state's 14 seats. This stands in stark contrast to neighbouring Chhattisgarh and Odisha, where the BJP dominated.
Political observers credit the INDIA bloc's success to the sympathy garnered after the arrest of a tribal chief minister and the advocacy for a separate code for the Sarna tribal religion in the Census, acknowledging their unique practices and customs, besides religion. Adivasi Jan Parishad chief Prem Sahi Munda pointed to the non-implementation of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA Act) and forest rights for tribals as decisive issues, highlighted in pre-poll rallies by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the state.
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