Governor Santosh Gangwar administered the oath of office to Soren in the presence of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, among others. The gathering of leaders from across the political spectrum symbolised the unity of Opposition forces.
Victory for the alliance
The swearing-in followed the decisive electoral success of the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance in the recently concluded Assembly elections. The coalition secured a comfortable majority by winning 56 out of 81 seats in the state assembly.
The JMM emerged as the single largest party with 34 seats, while Congress won 16 and the RJD bagged 4 seats. The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) also secured 2 seats, adding to the alliance’s strength.
In contrast, the BJP-led NDA managed to win only 25 seats, with its campaign focusing on issues such as corruption and alleged infiltration of Bangladeshi migrants into tribal regions
Full list of Jharkhand ministers and their cabinet portfolios:
While Soren has taken charge, the full list of cabinet ministers and their portfolios is yet to be announced. As Chief Minister, he currently holds several critical departments, including:
- Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Rajbhasha:
- Home, Jail:
- Cabinet Secretariat & Vigilance:
- Rural Development:
- Panchayati Raj:
- Rural Works:
- Labour, Employment, Training & Skill Development:
- Industries:
- Finance:
- Planning & Development:
- Commercial Taxes:
- Food, Public Distribution & Consumer Affairs:
- Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Caste & Backward Class Welfare:
- Transport:
- Health, Medical Education & Family Welfare:
- Disaster Management:
- Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Cooperative:
- Drinking Water & Sanitation:
- Excise & Prohibition:
- Road Construction:
- Building Construction:
- Water Resources:
- Minorities Welfare:
- Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sports & Youth Affairs:
- Revenue, Registration & Land Reforms:
- Women, Child Development & Social Security:
(Note: This list of departments will be updated as soon as the portfolios are allocated to Cabinet ministers)
