Bokaro, December 24: JMM President Shibu Soren, who has emerged as king maker after the Jharkhand assembly elections threw up a hung house, today 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.
–PTI