1. Hemant Soren, leader of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), took the oath as the 14th Chief Minister of Jharkhand in a grand ceremony on Thursday.

2. The 49-year-old tribal leader was sworn in by Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar.

3. The swearing-in ceremony took place at Morabadi ground in Ranchi, attended by key leaders from the INDIA bloc.

4. Prominent political figures at the event included Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, CPI(ML) leader Dipankar Bhattacharya, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Bihar’s Tejashwi Yadav.

5. Prior to the oath-taking, Soren met with his father and JMM president Shibu Soren.

6. This marks Hemant Soren's fourth term as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand.

7. Soren retained his Barhait seat by defeating BJP’s Gamliyel Hembrom with a margin of 39,791 votes in the recent elections. The JMM-led alliance secured a strong victory, winning 56 out of 81 seats in the Jharkhand assembly, while the BJP-led NDA won 24 seats.

8. Tribal troupes in traditional attire performed dances to 'dhol and nagara' music, and schools in Ranchi remained closed for the event.

9. On Tuesday, Soren had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, in his first visit to the national capital after leading the alliance to an unprecedented second consecutive term.

10. Hours before taking the oath, Soren took to X, asserting that unity is the biggest weapon of people of the state, who can "neither be divided nor silenced". In an apparent attack on the BJP-led central government, Soren also said whenever "they try to silence us", the revolution grows louder. "Let there be no doubt about it - our unity is our biggest weapon. We can neither be divided nor silenced. Whenever they push us back, we move forward. Whenever they try to silence us, our voice of rebellion and revolution grows louder because we are Jharkhandis, and Jharkhandis do not bow down," Soren posted on X in Hindi.

In a post on X, Hemant Soren shared photos of his visit to his parents ahead of his oath taking ceremony held in Ranchi today.

He wrote, "Before the swearing in of Abua Sarkar, blessings of respected Baba Dishom Guruji and mother were taken..."

Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has been calling the new phase of their government as 'Abua Sarkar' after the massive win at the Jharkhand Assembly polls. Even during the campaigning for the polls Kalpana Soren has used the term several times. But what does it mean?

The word ‘Abua’ in Adivasi languages means ‘our’. It stems from Birsa Munda’s slogan of ‘Abua raj ete jana, maharani raj tundu jana’ meaning ‘Let the kingdom of queen be ended and our kingdom be established’. During their fight against the British rule, Birsa Munda gave the clarion call for ‘Abua Disham, Abua Raj’ and wanted to have Adivasi rule in Adivasi land. 

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JMM leader Hemant Soren has shared a link to the Jharkhand government's official television broadcast on his social media, which is currently streaming the event live. Check Here.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren takes oath as Chief Minister of Jharkhand and promises to protect the land of the tribes.

The governor of Jharkhand Santosh Gangwar administered the oath of office and secrecy to Hemant Soren at a function held in Morabadi ground in Ranchi, where Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal were present.

In a conversation with the media, Akhilesh Yadav said that the people have re-elected the government. He expressed deep gratitude to those who gave another chance to the INDIA alliance and Hemant Soren to bring Jharkhand on the path of development.

Several INDIA bloc leaders including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal were seen attending the oath taking ceremony of Hemant soren.

Hemant Soren began his political career in 2009 as a Rajya Sabha member, but his tenure there was short-lived. He resigned in 2010 to become Deputy Chief Minister in the BJP-led Arjun Munda government. However, the alliance collapsed in 2012, leading to President's Rule in the state. Despite this setback, Soren’s resolve to lead Jharkhand never faltered.

In 2013, Soren became the state's youngest CM at 38 with the support of Congress and RJD.

However, his first term was short-lived, as the BJP took power in 2014, and Soren became Leader of the Opposition.

A pivotal moment in his career came in 2016 when the BJP-led government attempted to amend laws - the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act and the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act. Soren led a massive movement to protect tribal rights, which not only earned him widespread support but also set the stage for his return to power.

In 2019, Soren, with the backing of Congress and RJD, reclaimed the Chief Minister’s office. His JMM won 30 seats, its highest ever in the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly.

His tenure, however, hasn't been free of controversy.

In 2023, he found himself embroiled in a money laundering case linked to a land scam. He was arrested soon after resigning as CM on January 31. After spending nearly five months in jail, Soren was granted bail by the Jharkhand High Court, which observed that there was no likelihood of him committing the offence.

- PTI