Champai Soren meets Amit Shah, to join BJP on Aug 30, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

“The Chief Minister has the mandate to call a legislative party meeting but the irony is that I wasn’t even aware of the agenda of the meet despite being at the helm. I was directed to submit my resignation (after Hemant Soren’s release from jail). I was aghast and shocked at such a directive coming from people with no authority. As I didn’t have any attachment to the Chair, I quickly tendered my resignation.” “However, the incident deeply hurt me and my self-respect, ” Champai Soren said. He also noted that he had been slighted and snubbed by the JMM leadership despite dedicating his entire life to the party. The senior leader also said that he was heartbroken over the episode but couldn’t turn to anyone as the party supremo (Shibu Soren, Hemant Soren’s father) is no longer active in politics, and this made him “look for places where I can find my self-respect”. Champai Soren also wrote that it was after the legislative party meeting that he decided his future course of action, mulling over three options – “retiring from politics, floating a new outfit, or uniting with an ally with similar interests” and that all three options would remain open till the day when Jharkhand goes to the polls. Rumours of the former Jharkhand CM joining the BJP gained further momentum after he, along with four other JMM leaders, landed in Delhi earlier this month. However, he told media persons that he had come for “some personal work”. Tellingly, he had also dropped JMM from his X bio.