Editor's Pick | MLAs return to Ranchi ahead of Jharkhand floor test

A day ahead of the crucial floor test of Chief Minister Champai Soren in the Jharkhand Assembly on Monday, legislators of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led ruling alliances returned to Ranchi from Hyderabad on Sunday. Returning to the state capital in a chartered flight, they were rushed straight to the Ranchi Circuit House where they would be staying overnight before participating in Monday’s floor test. The ruling dispensation in the State had flown the legislators to Telangana immediately after the swearing-in. They were sequestered at a resort to prevent the opposition BJP from approaching them. The floor test was necessitated after Enforcement Directorate (ED) took the then incumbent Chief Minister and Executive President of the Party Hemant Soren into custody. This was for his alleged involvement in a land scam case. Mr Soren is also going to participate in the trust vote. This is based on the permission granted by a special court. The government would require 41 votes in the 80-member Assembly to pass the floor test. Thus, Mr Soren’s attendance and, as reported, that of at least one rebel JMM MLA agreeing to support the government is particularly crucial. The ruling alliance has 48 MLAs, including 29 from the JMM, 17 from the Congress, and one each from Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist). Whilst the opposition coalition has 30 MLAs, including 26 from the BJP, three from the All Jharkhand Students’ Union and one from Ajit Pawar’s faction of the Nationalist Congress Party. The Hindu’s Editorials A sunshine initiative: On the government’s rooftop solar panel plan Unending woes: On bottom trawling and the arrests of Indian fishermen by Sri Lanka The Hindu’s Daily News Quiz The Treaty of Yandaboo, which led to the demarcation of the territories of British-ruled India and Burma, was signed by which Burmese king? 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They were sequestered at a resort to prevent the opposition BJP from approaching them. The floor test was necessitated after Enforcement Directorate (ED) took the then incumbent [Chief Minister and Executive President of the Party Hemant Soren]( into custody. This was for his alleged involvement in a land scam case. Mr Soren is also going to participate in the trust vote. This is based on the permission granted by a special court. The government would require 41 votes in the 80-member Assembly to pass the floor test. Thus, Mr Soren’s attendance and, as reported, that of at least one rebel JMM MLA agreeing to support the government is particularly crucial. The ruling alliance has 48 MLAs, including 29 from the JMM, 17 from the Congress, and one each from Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist). Whilst the opposition coalition has 30 MLAs, including 26 from the BJP, three from the All Jharkhand Students’ Union and one from Ajit Pawar’s faction of the Nationalist Congress Party. The Hindu’s Editorials [Arrow][A sunshine initiative: On the government’s rooftop solar panel plan]( [Arrow][Unending woes: On bottom trawling and the arrests of Indian fishermen by Sri Lanka]( The Hindu’s Daily News Quiz The Treaty of Yandaboo, which led to the demarcation of the territories of British-ruled India and Burma, was signed by which Burmese king? - Mindon - Thibaw - Pagan - Bagyidaw To know the answer and to play the full quiz, [click here.]( [Sign up for free]( Today’s Best Reads [[2026 FIFA World Cup final to be played in New Jersey] 2026 FIFA World Cup final to be played in New Jersey]( [[States to play a critical role in next generation reforms: CEA Anantha Nageswaran (please upload online only after print edition is released)] States to play a critical role in next generation reforms: CEA Anantha Nageswaran (please upload online only after print edition is released)]( [[UCC final draft gets Uttarakhand Cabinet nod] UCC final draft gets Uttarakhand Cabinet nod]( [[Should nuns, who are in a state of ‘civil death’, pay income tax? 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