Hemant Soren sworn in as the Jharkhand Chief Minister for 4th time
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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren was sworn in as the chief minister of Jharkhand on 28 November 2024 for the fourth time. Governor Santosh Kumar Ganagwar administered the oath of office and secrecy as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand in a ceremony at Ranchi's Morabadi Ground.
Hemant Soren, who led the ruling INDIA alliance, of which his party JMM is a member, to victory in the recent legislative assembly election, was the sole minister to be sworn in. Other ministers of his cabinet will be sworn in later.
Who attended the swearing-in ceremony?
During the swearing-in ceremony, all the top leaders of the Indian alliance—Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, and others—were present.
The swearing-in ceremony was also attended by the chief ministers of INDIA alliance-ruled states: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, and Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.
Udhayanidhi Stalin, the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar also attended the swearing-in ceremony.
Fourth Time Jharkhand Chief Minister
This is the fourth time Hemant Soren has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand. He was first sworn in on 13 July 2013 and remained in office until 28 December 2014. His second term was from 2019- 31 January 2024, and his third term was from 4 July—28 November 2024.
He broke the record of his father, Shibu Soren, who was also the Chief Minister of Jharkhand three times.
During the recently held Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election, Hemant Soren led the INDIA alliance to a thumping majority. The INDIA alliance won 56 seats in the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly.
Hemant Soren won his Barhait assembly seat by 39,791 votes, defeating BJP's Gamliyel Hembrom in the recently held assembly polls.
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Chief Ministers of Jharkhand
Jharkhand was created on 15 November 2000 as the 28th state of India after the enactment of the Bihar Reorganisation Act 2000.
To date, seven people have served as its chief minister.
Bharatiya Janata Party’s Babulal Marandi was the first Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
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Serial Number |
Chief Minister |
Term |
Political Party |
|
1 |
Babulal Marandi |
15 March 2000-17 March 2003 |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
|
2 |
Arjun Munda |
18 March 2003-02 March 2005 |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
|
3 |
Shibu Soren |
2 March 2005 – 12 March 2005 |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
|
4 |
Arjun Munda |
12 March 2005 – 19 September 2006 |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
|
5 |
Madhu Koda |
19 September 2006 -27 August 2008 |
Independent |
|
6 |
Shibu Soren |
27 August 2008- 18 January 2009 |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
|
7 |
Shibu Soren |
30 December 2009- I June 2010 |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
|
8 |
Arjun Munda |
11 September 2010-18 January 2013 |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
|
9 |
Hemant Soren |
13 July 2013- 28 December 2014 |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
|
10 |
Raghubar Das |
28 December 2014-23 December 2019 |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
|
11 |
Hemant Soren |
27 December 2019 - 31 January 2024 |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
|
12 |
Champai Soren |
2 February 2024- 4 July 2024 |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
|
13. |
Hemant Soren |
4 July 2024- 28 November 2024 |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
|
14 |
Hemant Soren |
28 November 2024- |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
