Hemant Soren returns as Jharkhand Chief Minister after spending 5 months in jail

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Hemant Soren, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) executive president, took oath as the 13th Chief Minister of Jharkhand on Thursday evening after Governor CP Radhakrishnan invited him to form the government..

Soren, the former Chief Minister, was recently released on bail in a land scam case after spending around five months in jail...

Hemant Soren was administered the oath of office and secrecy by CP Radhakrishnan at the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi...

The JMM chief staked claim to form the government on Wednesday after Champai Soren, who had taken oath as the 12th Chief Minister of Jharkhand on February 2 after Hemant Soren's arrest, resigned...

Hemant Soren, son of JMM supremo Shibu Soren, was released from jail on June 28 after the Jharkhand High Court granted him bail in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam..