Former Jharkhand CM Champai Soren will join BJP on August 30, Himanta Biswa Sarma says
Former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren, a JMM leader, met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and will join the BJP on August 30. Soren had a brief tenure as chief minister, stepping down after Hemant Soren was released on bail. On August 18, feeling sidelined within his party, Champai Soren publicly expressed his dissatisfaction.