After the swearing-in ceremony, a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party was held. Talking to the media after the meeting, Congress state in-charge Ghulam Ahmed Mir said that the leader of the legislative party will be elected by this evening or tomorrow morning. The name will also be announced.
Talking to the media after the meeting, Mir said that the time has come to fulfill the promises made. On the formation of the cabinet, he said that this cabinet is excellent. He also instructed to take everyone along.
From the Congress quota, Radhakrishna Kishore, Dr. Irfan Ansari, Deepika Pandey Singh and Shilpi Neha Tirkey have been made ministers.
After the swearing-in-ceremony, the threat of a split has started looming over the Jharkhand Congress. It is said that in the coming days, Congress as a party may have to lose its share in the power of Jharkhand.
The fear of a split is not baseless. Its message was also seen in the swearing-in ceremony. Most of the 16 Congress MLAs kept their distance from the ceremony. However, no one is ready to speak openly yet. Most of these MLAs were present in Ranchi, but did not reach the Raj Bhavan. According to sources, the process of persuasion is going on.
There are many reasons for the displeasure of Congress MLAs, but two reasons are prominent. The first reason is that no MLA from the general caste has been made a minister. If seen, there is no minister from the general caste in the entire cabinet. Deepika Pandey Singh is considered to be an OBC.
The second major reason is said to be giving preference to the MLA who broke away from another party and joined the Congress and the top leadership of the Congress is being held responsible for all this. Radha Krishna Kishore has been changing parties at different times. He has also become a minister in the current government.
It is being said about Irfan Ansari, who took oath as a minister, that the kind of work he did in destabilizing the government in the previous government is well known. The party had also taken action against him.