Soren meets Governor to form govt in Jharkhand, oath on Nov 28

JMM leader Hemant Soren on Sunday met Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar and staked claim to form the government soon after leaders of the INDIA bloc in the state unanimously elected him as the legislature party leaderHe resigned as the chief minister before staking claim to form the government He will officiate as the acting chief minister till oath is administered to him on November 28I met the governor We staked claim to form the government and handed over support letter of alliance partners to him He invited us to form the government The swearing in ceremony will be held on November 28 Soren told reporters after meeting GangwarSoren who drove to the Raj Bhavan in his car said the governor asked him to officiate as the acting chief minister in the interimSoren will be sworn in as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand which was carved out of Bihar on November 15 2000 He will be sworn in as the chief minister for the fourth termEarlier leaders and MLAs of the alliance during a meeting at Hemant Sorens residence here unanimously elected him as the coalitions leaderCongresss Jharkhand incharge and party general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir and senior party leader Rajesh Thakur also attended the meeting besides legislators of the coalition partiesIn a stunning comeback Hemant Sorens JMMled alliance on Saturday stormed to power in Jharkhand for a second consecutive term winning 56 seats in the 81member assembly despite an allout blitz by the BJPled NDA which managed only 24 seatsThe majority mark in the state assembly is 41 seatsSoren retained the Barhait seat by defeating BJPs Gamliyel Hembrom by a margin of 39791 votesSoren had to resign as the CM in January before being arrested by the ED in a money laundering caseHe is out on bail after he was released from jail on June 28 after nearly five months as the high court granted him bail in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scamHe had resigned as the CM shortly before his arrest on January 31 by the EDHemant Soren the son of JMM supremo Shibu Soren began his political career in 2009 as a Rajya Sabha member but his tenure in the upper House of Parliament was shortlivedHe resigned in 2010 to become the deputy chief minister in the BJPled Arjun Munda government However the alliance collapsed in 2012 leading to Presidents Rule in the state Despite this setback Sorens resolve to lead Jharkhand never falteredIn 2013 Soren became the states youngest chief minister at the age of 38 forming the government with the support of Congress and RJDHowever his first term was shortlived as the BJP took power in 2014 and Soren became leader of the oppositionA pivotal moment in his career came in 2016 when the BJPled government attempted to amend laws protecting tribal land such as the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act and the Santhal Pargana Tenancy ActSoren led a massive movement to protect tribal rights which not only earned him widespread support but also set the stage for his return to powerIn 2019 Soren with the backing of his allies Congress and RJD reclaimed the chief ministers office His JMM party won 30 seatsThis time the party won 34 seats its highest ever tally in the 81member Jharkhand Assembly signaling the growing popularity of his leadershipThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever