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Along with Soren, Congress' Alamgir Alam and RJD's Satyanand Bhokta also took the oath as ministers in the Jharkhand cabinet today.
Champai Soren officially took the oath as the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand today at the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi. Champai Soren is one of the key leaders of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party. Champai Soren is the state transport minister, and he represents the Seraikella constituency in Jharkhand.
Before joining the JMM, Soren was an independent MLA, and he is a seven-time MLA. Along with Soren, Congress’ Alamgir Alam and RJD’s Satyanand Bhokta also took the oath as ministers in the Jharkhand cabinet today.
Earlier on Wednesday, JMM Chief Hemanth Soren met Governor Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhawan in Ranchi. Hemanth Soren handed over his resignation letter to the governor after over six hours of questioning by the ED in connection with a money laundering probe linked to the land scam case.
A total of 81 legislators are in the Jharkhand assembly. In this, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has 29 seats, its ally, the Congress, has 17 seats, and the RJD and the CPI (ML) have 1 seat each. On the opposition bench, the Bharatiya Janata Party has 26 seats, AJSU has 3, and others.
