JMM president Shibu Soren, who has emerged as king maker after the Jharkhand Assembly elections threw up a hung House on Thursday said he would settle for nothing less than the chief minister's chair.

"I will settle for nothing less. There is no compromise on the chief minister's post," Soren, who was earlier chief minister for two short periods told reporters here. JMM has won 18 seats in the 81-member House.