NEW DELHI:JMM chief Hemant Soren resigned from the current government on Sunday to stake claim for forming the next one. After meeting with the governor, Soren announced that the swearing-in ceremony for the chief minister and other ministers is scheduled for November 28.
This development followed the unanimous election of Hemant Soren as the legislature party leader by the INDIA bloc leaders in the state.
“Today we have started the procedure to form the (INDIA) alliance government and in that series, we have staked a claim to form Government in front of the Governor. I also tendered my resignation to him. Congress and the RJD in charge were also present here. On 28 November the oath ceremony will take place,” he said.
He also announced that he would continue as a caretaker chief minister until the swearing in on November 28.
Hemant Soren’s JMM-led alliance secured a decisive victory in Jharkhand, clinching 56 out of 81 seats in the assembly and earning a second consecutive term in power. This win defied few exit polls, which had predicted a BJP-led NDA triumph.
The alliance, consisting of the JMM, Congress, RJD, and Left parties, outperformed the BJP, which managed only 21 seats alongside three seats from its allies. With the majority mark set at 41, this marks the first instance of an incumbent government being re-elected in Jharkhand since the state was established on November 15, 2000.
Soren is set to take the oath as Jharkhand’s 14th chief minister.