Ahead of floor test, JMM MLA Lobin Hembrom threatens to quit party

Ruptures are being witnessed in the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party ahead of the floor test after one of its senior leaders threatened to quit the Shibu Soren's party.

According to Times of India, veteran JMM leader Lobin Hembrom on Friday expressed disappointment with the JMM leadership for failing to fulfill its promises on tribal land rights.

However, he is yet to tender his resignation, with speculations running that it might be a pressure tactic ahead of the floor test on February 5.

NDTV, quoting sources, has said that a JMM MLA has gone off the grid and is likely to skip the floor test on February 5.

The JMM has claimed the support of 47 MLAs and is making every effort to safeguard its legislators from the poaching attempts of the BJP.

The JMM has 28 MLAs, Congress has 16, and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and Communist Party of India (ML) each have one MLA.

The BJP and its allies have 29 MLAs.

A party needs the support of 41 MLAs to cross a majority in the 81-member assembly. As one of the 81 seats is vacant, the majority mark of 41 will be counted for 80 seats.

The ruling alliance in Jharkhand has five more MLAs than the majority mark.

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