Meet Champai Soren, 7-time MLA who could be new Jharkhand chief minister | India News

NEW DELHI: JMM on Wednesday picked MLA Champai Soren as the new leader of the legislative party amid a strong buzz over leadership change in Jharkhand after chief minister Hemant Soren tendered his resignation.
Hemant Soren was questioned by ED for several hours in a land scam case.
Champai Soren met the state governor and staked claim to form the new Jharkhand government, claiming support of 47 MLAs.

Who is Champai Soren?

* Champai Soren is a seven-time MLA and represents the Seraikella constituency in Jharkhand.
* He was born in November 1956 at Jilinggora village in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharsawan district. He is a matriculate and father of seven children.
* Heis the son of a farmer and is not related to the Hemant Soren family.
* He served as an Independent MLA before joining the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.
* He is currently serving as the minister of transport in the Jharkhand government.
* Champai was an active part of the movement for separate statehood of Jharkhand. He rose to prominence during the movement and came to be known as the ‘Jharkhand Tiger.’
* Champai Soren is also known to be a loyalist of JMM supremo Shibu Soren.