Ranchi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader and son of party chief Shibu Soren named Hemant Soren, on Saturday sworn in as the new chief minister of Jharkhand.
Soren was administered the oath of office and secrecy by governor Syed Ahmed at the Birsa Mandap situated in the premises of Raj Bhavan.
Party leaders of the Congress and the RJD Rajendra Prasad Singh and Annapurna Devi, were also sworn in as ministers.
Hemant Soren, who heads the ninth ministry in less than 13 years, became the fifth tribal CM.
Earlier, the Governor invited Soren for the swearing-in ceremony late last night after Raj Bhavan received official communication about the Presidential assent on the cabinet recommendation for revocation of central rule in the state.
The JMM-LP leader had staked claim on July 9 for formation of a government in alliance with Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, smaller parties and independent MLAs.
Soren, who gave the Governor a list of 43 MLAs supporting him in the 82-member Assembly, is expected to expand his ministry after taking the floor test.
The alternative coalition comes nearly six months after the imposition of President’s rule, which was to end on July 18. The JMM had extended support to the BJP on September 11, 2010, ending the President’s rule then. The central rule was imposed after the BJP had pulled out from the Shibu-Soren led alliance on May 24, 2010, as JMM chief had voted along with the UPA in a cut motion in Lok Sabha that year. The central rule was imposed on January 18 after the JMM withdrew support to the BJP-led government under Arjun Munda on January 8.
Bureau Report
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