No cakewalk for Guruji

New Delhi: : His desperation for the top post might have pushed him to withdraw support for the Madhu Koda Government, but the chances of JMM chief Sibu Soren becoming the chief minister of Jharkhand appear bleak, as none of the UPA partners seem to be interested in seeing him at the top.

Soren is scheduled to reach New Delhi on Monday in a last ditch effort to compel the UPA leadership. Koda, who refused to resign after his Government was reduced to a minority, is also likely to be here along with the group of Independents backing him.

Though Soren on Sunday declared that withdrawing support at the Centre was not his agenda right now, party sources said nothing could be ruled out yet. Sudhir Mahato, the JMM Deputy Chief Minister, even threatened to align with others if the UPA did not fulfil Guruji’s demand.

In fact, despite expressing their willingness to support Soren’s candidature, the Congress and the RJD have remained neutral so far. Sources said RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, whose love for Koda is well known, has instructed his MLAs not to back Soren. The JMM is also aware that it’s only under Lalu’s pressure that the Congress leadership was shying away from getting actively involved in a change of leadership. “We know that Lalu is the main roadblock. But this time we could take any extreme step and we will communicate this to the Congress,” remarked a JMM leader.

Meanwhile, the NDA is still weighing its options. “Our options are not closed. Ahead of the trust vote our leader Nitish Kumar was keen to support Soren as CM. We will take a fresh look after reviewing the developments,” a top JD(U) leader said.

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