As expected, the arrests triggered political tremors in Jharkhand where the Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) are alliance partners with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in the Hemant Soren-led government. Jharkhand is one of only three heartland states-Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan being the other two where the Congress is still in power.
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