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Hemant Soren Returns As Jharkhand Chief Minister After 5 Months
In Jail Champai Soren's brief ascension to Chief Minister was accompanied by a power struggle inside the JMM, as the party sought to replace Hemant Soren.
In Jail Champai Soren's brief ascension to Chief Minister was accompanied by a power struggle inside the JMM, as the party sought to replace Hemant Soren.
Hemant Soren was sworn in as Chief Minister of Jharkhand this evening, capping a five-month political arc that began in January, when he resigned minutes before being arrested by the Enforcement Directorate, which accused him of a land fraud worth crores, and ended in June, when he was granted bail by a High Court that said records did not show his "direct involvement" in the alleged scam.
After taking oath, Mr Soren stated, "Since 2019, the current'mahagathbandan' administration has done all of the job in the best interests of the people here. Champai Soren carried such projects through political ups and downs... because I was in jail. (Now), thanks to the court's ruling, I can come out..."
The Chief Minister's wife, Kalpana Soren, who was once considered a prospective replacement for her husband's post, said he would "continue to work for (the) people... as he has always," but issued a warning (of sorts) to the party ahead of a state election only months away. "... we have less time now," Mrs Soren told reporters.
