Soren set to take oath Jharkhand's 14th CM on Thursday, top INDIA bloc leaders to attend ceremony

Public Lokpal
November 27, 2024

RANCHI: Hemant Soren is set to take oath as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand in a grand ceremony at Morabadi Ground here on Thursday, with several prominent political leaders and dignitaries, including key members of the INDIA bloc, expected to attend.

Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Soren at 4 pm.

This will be the 49-year-old JMM leader's fourth stint as chief minister.

Soren retained the Barhait seat by defeating BJP's Gamliyel Hembrom by a margin of 39,791 votes in the recently held Assembly polls.

In the recent Assembly elections, Soren's JMM-led alliance stormed to victory, securing 56 seats in the 81-member assembly, while the BJP-led NDA managed 24 seats.

Confirmed attendees at the ceremony include Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, and Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.

Other notable leaders expected to attend are CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav, PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti, Udhayanidhi Stalin from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka Deputy CM D K Sivakumar, and Bihar's Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav.

On Tuesday, Soren met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first visit to the national capital after leading his alliance to an unprecedented second consecutive term.

The JMM achieved its highest-ever tally in the elections, winning 34 of the 43 seats it contested.

Congress secured 16, RJD 4, and CPI(ML) bagged 2 seats in the INDIA bloc.

According to the power-sharing arrangement, the RJD is expected to receive one ministerial berth.

On Sunday, Soren met Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar to stake his claim to form the government, shortly after being unanimously elected as the legislature party leader by the INDIA bloc in the state.

He will officiate as the acting Chief Minister until the formal oath-taking ceremony.

PTI