<p>JMM leader and former Jharkhand chief minister <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/jharkhand-speaker-suspends-18-bjp-mlas-says-they-indulged-in-hooliganism-in-assembly--23370556" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Champai Soren</a> left for Delhi on Sunday amid speculations of him likely to join the BJP, sources said.</p>
<p>A close associate of Soren claimed that the former chief minister left for the national capital from Kolkata on Sunday.</p>
<p>He refused to divulge further details.</p>
<p>Soon after landing in Delhi, Soren told reporters that he hasn&rsquo;t met any <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/jharkhand-18-bjp-mlas-suspended-from-assembly-removed-by-marshals-23370499" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">BJP leader</a> and he is in the national capital on a &ldquo;personal&rdquo; visit.</p>
<p>Some media reports had on Friday claimed that Soren could join the saffron party ahead of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/money-laundering-case-sc-rejects-eds-plea-challenging-jharkhand-cm-hemant-sorens-bail-23369288" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Jharkhand assembly elections</a>.</p>
<p>But, Soren had on Saturday said he had no idea about the speculations. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know anything about such speculations and reports... I am where I am...&rdquo; he had told reporters here before leaving for Jamshedpur.</p>
<p>When BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Amar Bauri was asked about speculations of Soren joining the BJP, he said, &ldquo;I have no official confirmation. I am getting information only through the media.&rdquo;</p>
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