New Delhi: Amid speculation that the Congress is exploring government formation in Jharkhand — which is under the president’s rule — party vice president Rahul Gandhi reviewed the political situation with state leaders yesterday.
A section of the Congress has been in favour of exploring ways to form a government in the state with the support of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), said party sources here.
However, opinion was divided on the formation of a government in Jharkhand and polls to the state assembly could well be announced, the sources said.
Some state leaders are opposed to the alliance with the JMM, while others think it could be of help now and in the 2014 general elections, said the sources.
Jharkhand Congress legislators recently met party leaders in Delhi to discuss the issue.
Gandhi was instrumental in the recent appointment of Sukhdeo Bhagat as head of the party unit in the predominantly tribal state.
President’s rule in Jharkhand, imposed in January this year, ends in July.
Central rule was imposed after BJP’s Chief Minister Arjun Munda resigned and his government was reduced to a minority after JMM withdrew its support.
He also reviewed the party’s prospects in Odisha, where Jayadeva Jena was appointed the state unit’s chief recently.
According to party sources, Jena presented a road map of political activity, including an aggressive campaign against “misrule and corruption” of the BJD government ahead of the 2014 general elections and a party membership drive over the next three months. Gandhi gave his nod to the plans, said the sources.
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