Hemant Soren to Take Oath as Jharkhand Chief Minister on November 26: Report

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 declared the INDI Bloc as the winner with Hemant Soren's party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) securing 34 seats. With the INDI Bloc's victory, the current Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren is all set to becojme the Chief Minister for the second term and as per reports, the oath-taking ceremony is likely to take place on November 26.

Hemant Soren to Take Oath as Jharkhand CM on Nov 26: Report

As per latest reports, JMM sources have said that Hemant Soren is all set to become the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, for the second time, on November 26. Soren is expected to meet Santosh Gangwar, the Governor of Jharkhand today at 4:00 pm to stake claim for government formation in Jharkhand. 

As per reports, Hemant Soren's swearing-in ceremony is expected to be a very grand event with Rahul Gandhi , Arvind Kejriwal , Mamata Banerjee and Akhilash Yadav among other key INDI Bloc leaders as attendees.  

Jharkhand Election Results 2024

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday expressed gratitude to people of the state for INDIA bloc’s stellar performance in the assembly polls, asserting that it passed the exam of democracy.

The coalition comprising the JMM, Congress , RJD and CPIM(L) Liberation won 56 out of the 81 seats. Soren won from the Barhait seat by a margin of 39,791 votes, defeating BJP ’s Gamliyel Hembrom.

‘We Have Passed Exam of Democracy in Jharkhand’: Hemant Soren

“We have passed the exam of democracy in Jharkhand; we will finalise our strategy after the election results,” Soren said at a press conference after registering a massive win in his constituency Barhait. “I express my gratitude to the people for this stupendous performance,” he further said.

Later in a video message, Soren said: “Let’s resolve to remove Jharkhand’s ‘backward’ tag and try to make it developed. We solicit peoples’ suggestions for improving industry, education and agriculture.” He also asserted that the coalition will transform “our state into a ‘golden Jharkhand’ with ‘Abua Raj’ (self-governance)”.

(Inputs from PTI)