Jharkhand: Hemant Soren is set to be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand for the fourth time today, with the ceremony providing a significant opportunity for the INDIA bloc to demonstrate its unity, as many prominent leaders are expected to attend.
Among the invited guests are Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, NCP-SP President Sharad Pawar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, CPI-ML General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, Shiv Sena-UBT leader Uddhav Thackeray, former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti, Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin, Karnataka Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar, Bihar’s Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav, former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Bihar MP Pappu Yadav, and AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, representing a NDA party, is also expected to attend.
Soren had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the event during his recent visit to New Delhi. Besides Soren, a minister from the Congress and one from the RJD are anticipated to take the oath at the Morabadi ground in Ranchi, which previously hosted Soren’s oath ceremony on December 29, 2019.
Preparations are extensive, with around 50,000 attendees expected from across the state. State Chief Secretary Alka Tiwari reviewed the arrangements to ensure everything runs smoothly.
On the eve of the ceremony, Hemant Soren and his wife Kalpana visited his ancestral village Nemra in Ramgarh district to honor his grandfather, Sobaran Soren, on his martyrdom day. They paid tribute at the statue of Sobaran Soren, where Soren spoke about the historical struggles of the Jharkhand people against exploitation.