The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader, who was released Friday on bail in a money laundering case, was addressing a public rally for the first time since February.

Plans are being made to bring forward the Jharkhand Assembly elections from their tentative year-end dates, former chief minister Hemant Soren claimed Sunday, adding that he is prepared to face polls “at any time”.

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader, who was released Friday on bail in a money laundering case, was addressing a public rally for the first time since February.

Speaking in Sahibganj district’s Bhognadih — to commemorate the anniversary of an 1855 tribal rebellion, or hul, against the British — Soren declared that INDIA bloc leaders will launch a ‘hul’ of their own to uproot the BJP from Jharkhand and the country.

“After getting bail, this is my first day outside my home and that too on Hul Diwas. For me, and for adivasis and moolvasis of the state, this day is an inspiration. Due to the situation in the country today, the INDIA bloc has decided to launch a revolution. We have vowed to uproot these feudal people (BJP) from the state and the country,” Soren said.

The JMM leader said the time for another test has come. “I have got to know that the state elections will be held earlier. I say, why just bring it back. Conduct the elections tomorrow. I promise you that people have understood their (BJP’s) ploy… There is complete chaos (in the opposition BJP’s camp) and conspiracies are being hatched to jail me again. But I am not scared,” he said.

The assembly elections in Jharkhand will likely be held between November and December.