Accusing the UPA government of offering the Chief Ministership of Jharkhand to JMM leader Shibu Soren as a trade-off for supporting it in the trust vote, the BJP on Saturday hinted this would lead to more corruption in the state and demanded early elections.

“Soren had openly proclaimed after the trust vote that he would be given the berth of union Coal Minister. Now, for some reason, he wants to be the chief minister of Jharkhand,” BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy said.

“Congress and its allies like RJD and JMM had earlier made an independent (Madhu Koda) the chief minister though he did not have a party or an ideology’” the BJP leader said.

Jharkhand was heading towards a political crisis, Rudy warned, adding, "Since the date for vote of confidence has been fixed for August 25, it has opened options for horse-trading by the ruling party.”

Noting that development in Jharkhand had suffered under Koda and corruption would flourish under Soren Rudy demanded imposition of president's rule and elections in Jharkhand along with five other states going to polls in 2008.