New Delhi, June 01: The Union Cabinet today recommended to President Pratibha Patil to impose Central rule in Jharkhand after the resignation of Chief Minister Shibu Soren ahead of a trust vote in the Assembly.
The Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, decided to recommend to the President to keep the state Assembly in suspended animation and impose Central rule.
Jharkhand Governor M O H Farooq had sent his report to the Centre yesterday after Congress and the BJP gave up efforts to form a government.
Farooq is understood to have recommended President’s Rule after meeting leaders of major political parties in Ranchi.
The Soren government was reduced to a minority on May 24 when BJP, with 18 MLAs and JD(U) with two, withdrew support to it.
–PTI