Ranchi, October 24 : Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren filed his nomination for the upcoming assembly polls and took a jibe at Assam CM & Jharkhand BJP co-in-charge of assembly elections Himanta Biswa Sarma by calling him as 'Pravaasi' CM who will not be seen in the state once the assembly polls are over.
Interacting with media on Thursday after filing his nomination Soren said, "Today, I have filed my nomination for the assembly election... 'Pravaasi' CM (Himanta Biswa Sarma) is here and not only him but all the so-called big leaders of their party are here. They are here for a few days; after that, they won't be found here. They are doing their work, I am doing mine..."
Chief Minister Hemant Soren will contest from the Barhait Assembly constituency. Meanwhile, Kalpana Soren, the JMM leader and wife of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, filed her nomination as her party candidate from the Gandey Assembly constituency on Thursday. Kalpana Soren is currently representing the Gandey constituency.
She had won the constituency in a by-poll held in May this year by beating BJP's Dilip Kumar Verma by a margin of 27,149 votes. The seat became vacant following the resignation of JMM MLA Sarfaraz Ahmad.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has released its first list of 35 candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in the state which are to be held in two phases on November 13 and 20.