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As speculation mounted about Hemant Soren’s future, the Jharkhand Chief Minister and legislators from the ruling coalition set out for a day trip to Khunti…

As speculation mounted about Hemant Soren’s future, the Jharkhand Chief Minister and legislators from the ruling coalition set out for a day trip to Khunti on Saturday.

Soren’s future is in doubt after the Election Commission of India’s recommendation to Governor Ramesh Bais for his disqualification for allegedly extending a mining lease to himself “violating electoral law”.