Arjun Munda resigns, seeks dissolution of Jharkhand Assembly

The Governor, he said, would decide on the recommendation for dissolution of the House.

“I have run the government with stability for the last two years. Dissolution of the House and seeking a fresh mandate is the alternative presently,” he said.  The decision on recommending dissolution of the House was taken at a Cabinet meeting held this morning to prevent any ‘horse trading-like situation', Munda told PTI before going to Raj Bhavan.

“Seven ministers (of the coalition government) were present in the Cabinet meeting and it was decided to recommend dissolution of the state Assembly,” he said.  No JMM member was present at the meeting.  The decision, he said, was taken as no national party had openly come forward to provide an alternative government in the wake of the JMM's announcement to pull out of the government.