Hemant Soren takes oath as 14th Chief Minister of Jharkhand; INDIA bloc leaders attend event

Hemant Soren was sworn in as the 14th Chief Minister of Jharkhand on Thursday in a grand ceremony attended by several prominent political leaders. Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 49-year-old leader of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). This marks Soren's fourth stint as Chief Minister. He retained the Barhait seat in the recent assembly elections, defeating BJP's Gamliyel Hembrom by a margin of 39,791 votes. The JMM-led alliance secured a comfortable majority with 56 seats in the 81-member assembly, while the BJP-led NDA won 24 seats.