New Delhi: As rumours continue to float of JMM leader Champai Soren joining the BJP, Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi welcomed the former Jharkhand CM to the party fold. The Hindustan Awam Morcha leader took to social media platform ‘X’ to welcome the JMM leader, who is currently camping in Delhi, amidst talks that he is here to talk to the top leadership of the BJP.
Jitan Ram Manjhi’s ‘X’ post
The Union Minister of Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises, wrote on social media platform, ‘X’, “Champai da was a tiger, is a tiger and will remain a tiger. I welcome him to the NDA family. Johar Tiger.”
चंपाई दा आप टाईगर थें,टाईगर हैं और टाईगर ही रहेंगें।
NDA परिवार में आपका स्वागत है।
जोहार टाईगर…@ChampaiSoren— Jitan Ram Manjhi (@jitanrmanjhi) August 18, 2024
The post comes at a time when the JMM leader Champai Soren is in Delhi amidst talks of his move to the BJP. He landed at the New Delhi Airport on Sunday. When questioned by reporters about the reason for his visit, he said that he was in the national capital for a “personal visit”.
Amidst the buzz, JMM flags and posters have vanished from Soren’s residence in Jillingora, Jharkhand and also his government bungalow in Ranchi. The Minister in the Jharkhand government was reportedly unhappy after he was unceremoniously removed from the CM’s position after the release of Hemant Soren. His move to the BJP along with some of his loyalists might cause another upheaval in Jharkhand politics.
So far however, Champai Soren himself has not confirmed anything regarding this matter. Earlier, before coming to Delhi, he was in Kolkata and had reportedly met BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari there.
