Hemant Soren sworn-in as Jharkhand Chief Minister for fourth time

Mr. Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on January 31, 2024, followed by resignation and Champai Soren, now with the BJP, was made the Chief Minister.

Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Soren.

Swearing-in-ceremony took place in the presence of top leaders of INDIA bloc including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal and his wife Sunita Kejriwal, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin, Congress leader Tariq Anwar, Purnea MP Pappu Yadav, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya and many more leaders were present.

Before taking oath, he touched the feet of his father Shibu Soren and mother Rupi Soren who were also present on the stage. He took oath as Chief Minister for the fourth term and with this, Mr. Soren is the only leader to win the term for the second time in succession.

Mr. Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on January 31, 2024, followed by resignation and Champai Soren, now with the BJP, was made the Chief Minister. He later won the legal battle and Jharkhand High Court granted him bail on June 28, 2024 and came out of jail.