The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), which has been threatened by withdrawal of support by its ally the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is divided on whether to stick with the BJP or go with the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA).

Chief Minister Shibu Soren has written to BJP president Nitin Gadkari apologising for voting for the UPA government in the cut motions for the federal budgetary proposals. But many party leaders differ in their view on which camp to side with.