Babulal Marandi Reflects on 25 Years of Jharkhand: A Look at the Challenges and Achievements Since Statehood

Jharkhand's first Chief Minister, Babulal Marandi,...

Jharkhand's first Chief Minister, Babulal Marandi, reminisced about his unexpected appointment to lead the newly formed state in 2000. He recalled being called by then-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and asked to resign from his Union minister post to tak…

Saptarshi Banerjee
The Times of India