Hemant Soren on December 29, 2019 took oath as the 11th chief minister of the state in a swearing-in ceremony in Ranchi.
Governor Draupadi Murmu administered the oath to Mr. Soren.
This is the second time that Soren, 44, has taken oath as the chief minister of the state.
He was the Deputy Chief Minister in the Arjun Munda Ministry in 2010 and went on to become Chief Minister in 2013.
Mr. Soren led the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance to a comprehensive win in the Assembly election held in December 2019. The alliance won 47 seats in the 81-member House with the JMM winning 30.
