Updated On: 05 December, 2024 03:15 PM IST | Ranchi | mid-day online correspondent
Stephen Marandi, a senior member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), was appointed Protem Speaker following Hemant Soren’s swearing-in as chief minister on November 28. Following Marandi’s oath, the remaining ministers took their oaths

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren with his wife and JMM leader Kalpana Soren as they arrived to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the state cabinet ministers, in Ranchi, Thursday, December 5, 2024. (Pic/PTI)
Eleven MLAs, six from JMM, four from Congress and one from RJD were sworn in as ministers in the Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand on Thursday, reported PTI.
Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar administered the oath to Ashok Udyan at the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi, marking an important step in the formation of the state government.