Nothing less than CM's chair: Shibu Soren

Bokaro (Jharkhand), Dec 24 (PTI) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
(JMM) President Shibu Soren, who has emerged as king maker
after the Jharkhand (India's eastern state) assembly elections
threw up a hung house, Thursday said he would "settle for
nothing less" than the chief minister's chair.
"I will settle for nothing less. There is no compromise on
the chief minister's post," Soren, who was earlier chief
minister for two short periods told reporters here.
JMM has won 18 seats in the 81-member House.
"The JMM is the single largest party and I should be given
the chance to form the government," he said.
Asked whether he would settle for a berth in the Union
Cabinet or the post of deputy chief minister for his son,
Hemant, he replied, "I will meet my new MLAs and leaders this
afternoon before taking any decision."
The Congress (14) and the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-
Prajatantrik (JVM-P) (11) is the single largest alliance with
the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Janata Dal-United (JD-U) with
20 in second place.
The JMM along and the BJP are the single largest parties
with 18 seats each. PTI CORR
ANU