Hemant Soren, incumbent Chief Minister of Jharkhand has appointed again in the office after winning the assembly elections in November 2024. The ministry will probably consist of maximum 12 members. Governor Santosh Gangwar administered the oath of office and secrecy to him on 28 November 2024 in Ranchi.
Background On 23 November 2024, Mahagathbandhan (MGB) won the 2024 assembly election in Jharkhand, with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) getting 34 seats. Other members of Mahagathbandhan – Indian National Congress got 16 seats, Rashtriya Janata Dal 4 seats and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) 2 seats – making total of 56 out of 81 seats in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.
Soren was unanimously elected as leader of MGB in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly and was designated by Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar to be appointed as the next Chief Minister. Vote of Confidence A vote of confidence has been scheduled on 9 December during the oath ceremony of Soren. He designated Stephen Marandi as Speaker pro-tem of 6th Jharkhand Assembly.
Vote of confidenceHemant Soren (JMM nominee) Ballot → 9 December 2024 Required majority → 41 out of 81 seats Status: Passed Vacant seats
Council of Ministers Based on last ministry, Soren will lead the government with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha getting additional 6 ministers, Indian National Congress 4 and Rashtriya Janata Dal a lone minister. The cabinet was later appointed on 5 December.
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Former Members Sl No. Name Constituency Department Tenure Party Reason 1 Ramdas Soren Ghatsila Labour, Planning, Training, and Skill Development Industries 5 December, 2024 – 15 August, 2025 Death https://web.archive.org/web/20251115084228/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jharkhand/jharkhand-education-minister-ramdas-soren-dies-at-62/article69939561.ece 2 Sudivya Kumar Giridih Urban Development and Housing Higher and Technical Education Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sports & Youth Affairs 5 December, 2024 – 6 September, 2026 Death https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jharkhand/sudivya-kumar-jmm-senior-leader-and-jharkhand-minister-dies-at-56/article71434454.ece
Ministers by Party
+PartyCabinet MinistersTotal MinistersJharkhand Mukti Morcha77Indian National Congress44Rashtriya Janata Dal11
Demographics of the Council of Ministers Administrative DivisionDistrictNo. of MinistersMinistersPalamu divisionPalamu1Radha Krishna KishoreGarhwa Latehar North Chotanagpur divisionChatra Hazaribagh Koderma Giridih 1Sudivya KumarRamgarhBokaro 1Yogendra PrasadDhanbad South Chotanagpur divisionLohardaga Gumla 1Chamra LindaSimdega Ranchi 1Shilpi Neha TirkeyKhunti Kolhan divisionWest Singhbhum 1Deepak BiruaSeraikela KharsawanEast Singhbhum1Ramdas SorenSanthal Pargana divisionJamtara 1Irfan AnsariDeoghar 1Hafizul HasanDumka Pakur Godda 2Sanjay Prasad YadavDipika Pandey SinghSahebganj 1Hemant Soren () Total 12 References
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