JMM leader Hemant Soren took oath as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand in a grand ceremony in Ranchi, which was attended by several top leaders from the INDIA bloc as the alliance retained power with a thumping victory over rival the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Hemant Soren's JMM-led alliance on Saturday stormed to power in Jharkhand for a second consecutive term, winning 56 seats in the 81-member assembly, despite an all-out blitz by the BJP-led NDA which managed only 24 seats.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has submitted his nomination for the Barhait Assembly constituency. The upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections will take place on November 13 and 20 and results to be declared on November 23.
JMM executive president Hemant Soren on July 4 took oath as the 13th chief minister of Jharkhand a week after getting bail in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.
In August last year, another committee also proposed a hike in the basic salary of MLAs from Rs 40,000 to Rs 60,000 and suggested increases in other perks for legislators.
Hemant Soren, who has been chief minister of Jharkhand from December 2019 to January 2024, is facing serious charges in the money laundering case related to a land deal. The resignation comes ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Nishikant Dubey, a BJP leader, recently alleged that Hemant Soren intends to nominate his wife, Kalpana Soren, as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand. This claim has sparked curiosity about Kalpana Soren's background and role in politics.
In the last 48 hours, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren remained in the news amid the speculations fuelled by BJP leaders that the CM may resign. Also, the ruling JMM alleged the BJP of hatching a conspiracy for CM's arrest.
Soren has been facing the legal heat since the arrest of Pooja Singhal, a former state mines department secretary. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader was questioned by the ED in November last year in another money laundering case linked to alleged illegal mining case.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren also stated that his government would reserve 75 per cent of the jobs for locals in companies that set up offices in the state.
Illegal mining case: Soren, 47, was initially summoned by the federal probe agency for November 3 but he did not depose citing official engagements.
Hemant Soren news: A day before, Jharkhand Bhartiya Janta Party president and Rajya Sabha MP Deepak Prakash on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the Enforcement Directorate to summon Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and said that the law is equal for all.
Jharkhand political crisis: The Election Commission has sent its opinion to Jharkhand Governor on a plea seeking that Chief Minister Hemant Soren be disqualified as an MLA for violating electoral law by extending a mining lease to himself, sources said on Thursday.
A bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justice Hima Kohli took note of submissions of senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Mukul Rohatgi that this was a serious case where the probe agency has been filing sealed cover documents in the Jharkhand HC before the issuance of notice and without giving them to the other side.
While the BCCI paid tribute to the 2011 World Cup winning former captain after he made his announcement on his Instagram handle, it did not speak of any plans for a farewell match.
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