Sita Soren, Shibu Soren's daughter-in-law, joins BJP hours after resigning from JMM

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's sister-in-law Sita Soren joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday in a setback to ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha in the state. The development comes after she resigned from all the party posts in JMM earlier in the day.

She was inducted into the saffron camp at party headquarters in Delhi in the presence of party national general secretary Vinod Tawde.

Sita's name was being considered to be included in the cabinet after a new government was formed in the state following the resignation by Hemant Soren but she was not ultimately given a seat. That time reports had emerged about her disappointment with the decision but it was being speculated that it has been resolved. But her resignation now indicates that all was not well.