"Opposition Leaders Across India Face Political Pressure and Arrests"

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"Opposition Leaders Across India Face Political Pressure and Arrests"
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The political crisis in Jharkhand escalates as 43 lawmakers from the ruling alliance are moved to Telangana amid efforts to form a new government, with Champai Soren, the alliance's Chief Minister pick, meeting the Governor to stake his claim. The JMM-Congress-RJD alliance has 47 MLAs, and if the 43 supporting Champai Soren remain committed, he could be invited to form the new government. Meanwhile, former Chief Minister Hemant Soren has been arrested and sent to judicial custody, challenging his arrest in the Supreme Court.

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