Ranchi, Feb. 1 -- Jharkhand Transport Minister Champai Soren, who was named as JMM legislative party leader, after Hemant Soren's arrest, has been allotted time by Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday to meet him at Raj Bhavan.

Champai Soren, earlier in the day, wrote a letter to the Governor staking a claim to form the new government in the state.

The Governor has allotted a time of 5.30 pm today to Champai Soren to meet him at Raj Bhavan.

Champai Soren stated in the letter that he has the support of 47 legislators, enough to form a government in the 81-member Assembly state.

In the letter, Champai Soren stated, "Sir, currently there has been no government in existence in the state for the last 18 hours. There is a situation of conf...