Jharkhand Ruling Coalition MLAs To Be Flown Out Amid Poaching Fears

Jharkhand's ruling Congress-JMM (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha) coalition is moving its MLAs to neighbouring Chhattisgarh after alleged poaching attempts by the BJP. Sources said the MLAs will be moved to Raipur, the capital of Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh.

Jharkhand is undergoing a political crisis already with the opposition BJP seeking Chief Minister Hemant Soren's disqualification from the Assembly in an office of profit case.

Sources said Mr Soren's party, the JMM, believes the BJP may take advantage of the crisis and make an attempt to poach MLAs of the ruling coalition to overturn the elected government.

This afternoon, the MLAs were seen leaving Mr Soren's residence in two buses and moving towards the Ranchi airport.