Jharkhand Transport Minister Champai Soren, who was named as JMM legislative party leader, wrote a letter to Governor CP Radhakrishnan, staking a claim to form the new government in the state.
Notably, the Enforcement Directorate has seized Rs 36 lakh in cash and two cars after it conducted searches at the residence of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, sources in the central agency said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan has summoned Chief Secretary L Khiangte, Director General of Police Ajay Kumar and Home Secretary Avinash Kumar to take stock of the law and order situation in the state.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted searches at the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi in connection with the Jharkhand land scam case, sources said.
Chhavi Ranjan was produced before Ranchi's special PMLA court, which extended his ED custody by four days after the 6-day remand granted earlier ended on Friday.