Hemant Soren BJP: Hours before taking the oath as the chief minister, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren on Thursday asserted that unity is the biggest weapon of people of the state, who can "neither be divided nor silenced".

The swearing-in ceremony is expected to be attended by several prominent leaders from the INDIA alliance, including Congress' Rahul Gandhi & Mallikarjun Kharge, and AAP's Arvind Kejriwal.

Hours before taking oath as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren on Thursday asserted that unity is the biggest weapon of people of the state, who can “neither be divided nor silenced”. In an apparent attack on the BJP-led central government, Soren also said whenever "they try to silence us", the revolution grows louder.

Hemant Soren, poised to become Jharkhand's 14th chief minister, emphasizes unity as a powerful force against division and silence. Amidst political challenges, his JMM-led alliance won the recent assembly elections decisively.

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The 49-year-old JMM leader, Hemant Soren, is set to take oath as chief minister at a grand ceremony in Ranc at 4pm

Hemant Soren is set to take oath as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand in a grand ceremony here on Thursday, which will be attended by several top political leaders, including AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge,

Soren retained the Barhait by defeating BJP's Gamliyel Hembrom by a margin of 39,791 votes in the assembly polls. Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Congress general secretary and Jharkhand in-cha

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On Tuesday, Soren met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first visit to the national capital after leading his alliance to an unprecedented second consecutive term.