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Soren meets allies amid buzz over change of guard
The Morning Standard
|December 05, 2025
PUTTING an end to speculation that Jharkhand’s political equations might change in the coming days, the INDIA bloc in the state displayed unity during a meeting of alliance partners conducted by CM Hemant Soren on Thursday.
The meeting, held ahead of the Winter Session of Jharkhand Assembly beginning December 5, was significant because rumours had circulated after Soren and his MLA wife, Kalpana Soren, visited Delhi, claiming they had allegedly met senior BJP leaders. These reports suggested dissatisfaction withinthe Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) over the performance of its allies, the Congress and the RJD, in the recent Bihar polls.
This story is from the December 05, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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