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JMM-led INDIA bloc stormed back to power in Jharkhand with a huge majority in Assembly polls.
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren (Image: PTI/File)
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren will take the oath as Chief Minister of Jharkhand on November 26, according to sources. He is set to be sworn into the office for the fourth time.
Top leaders of the INDIA bloc, including Rahul Gandhi, and Arvind Kejriwal, are likely to participate in the swearing-in ceremony.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav have also been invited to the event, sources said.
Who Are Likely To Join Cabinet?
According to sources, six MLAs from the Congress and four from the RJD are likely to join the Soren Cabinet.
Notably, the INDIA bloc returned to power in Jharkhand winning 56 seats in the 81-seated state Assembly. Hemant Soren steered the alliance, which was under the heat due to allegations of corruption and appeasement politics in the run-up to the polls, to a massive victory.
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