Hemant Soren swearing-in as Jharkhand CM: Which leaders are attending the ceremony? | India News

Hemant Soren swearing-in as Jharkhand CM: Which leaders are attending the ceremony?
Hemant Soren to take oath as Jharkhand CM on Thursday (File photo)

NEW DELHI: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren will take oath as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand on Thursday at Morabadi Ground in Ranchi. The oath will be administered by governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar.
This will be the 49-year-old JMM leader’s fourth stint as chief minister. Soren retained the Barhait seat by defeating BJP’s Gamliyel Hembrom by a margin of 39,791 votes in the recently held Assembly polls. “I’m grateful to the people of Jharkhand for their continued trust in our leadership,” Soren said, adding, “This victory reflects the aspirations of the people, and we will work towards fulfilling them.”
The JMM-led alliance achieved a significant victory in the recent Assembly elections, winning 56 seats in the 81-member assembly, whilst the BJP-led NDA secured 24 seats. “This is a victory of the people and their vision for a peaceful and progressive Jharkhand,” Soren had stated in his victory address.

Who all are attending the swearing-in ceremony?

The ceremony is set to be attended by several prominent political figures, particularly from the INDIA bloc. Here is the list of politicians who have confirmed the presence for Soren’s oath ceremony:

  • Mallikarjun Kharge (Congress president)
  • Rahul Gandhi (Lok Sabha LoP, Congress )
  • Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal chief minister, TMC)
  • Sharad Pawar (NCP Chief)
  • Arvind Kejriwal (Delhi Ex-chief minister, AAP)
  • Bhagwant Mann (Punjab chief minister, AAP)
  • Uddhav Thackeray (Shiv Sena (UBT))
  • Akhilesh Yadav (Samajwadi Party chief)
  • Mehbooba Mufti (PDP)
  • Dipankar Bhattacharya (CPI(ML)general secretary)
  • Udhayanidhi Stalin (Tamil Nadu Deputy CM, DMK)
  • DK Shivakumar (Karnataka deputy CM, Congress)
  • Tejashwi Yadav (Bihar Assembly LoP, RJD)

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