JMM legislature party leader Champai Soren on 2 February 2024 took oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand at the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi.

Appointment

JMM legislature party leader Champai Soren on 2 February 2024 took oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand at the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi. This comes two days after Hemant Soren's resignation as the CM and his arrest by the ED. The 67-year-old tribal leader sworn in as the 12th chief minister of the state. He is the sixth CM from the Jharkhand’s Kolhan region which comprises East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan districts.


      During the oath taking ceremony, senior Congress leader Alamgir Alam, RJD leader Satyanand Bhokta took oath as cabinet ministers.

      Champai Soren served as a cabinet minister in the BJP government headed by Arjun Munda between September 2010 to January 2013.

      When Hemant Soren formed a government in the state in 2019, Champai Soren became the Minister of Food and Civil Supplies and Transport.

 

     


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