NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday recommended President's rule in Jharkhand with the Union Cabinet approving the proposal of governor Syed Ahmed to this effect while keeping the assembly in suspended animation.
The governor's recommendation was made in his second report to the Centre on the political situation in the state in the wake of chief minister Arjun Munda's resignation. Munda had, however, sought dissolution of the assembly after ally Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) withdrew support to his government.
Former Union home secretary Madhukar Gupta and former CRPF director-general K Vijay Kumar are likely to be appointed advisors to the Jharkhand governor, said a source.
Jharkhand, which was created in 2000, has been placed under President's rule twice earlier. Munda's government was reduced to a minority on January 8 when JMM, in a letter to the governor, formally withdrew its support to the 28-month-old government.
In the 82-member assembly, BJP and JMM have 18 members each. The Munda government had the support of six members of All Jharkhand Students' Union, two of JD(U), two independents and one nominated member who has voting right in a trial of strength.
Opposition Congress has 13 members, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha(P) 11 and RJD five in the assembly. CPI-ML(L), Marxist Coordination Party, Jharkhand Party (Ekka), Jharkhand Janadhikar Manch and Jai Bharat Samta Party have one member each besides an independent.
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