PM congratulates Soren on being sworn in as CM

Mamata Banerjee, Ashok Gehlot, Bhupesh Baghel attend ceremony

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Hemant Soren on being sworn in as the CM of Jharkhand.

He assured all possible support from the Centre for the state’s growth.

“Congratulations to @HemantSorenJMM Ji on taking oath as Jharkhand CM. I assure all possible support from the Centre for Jharkhand’s growth,” the PM wrote on Twitter. The tribal leader took oath as the 11th CM of Jharkhand on Sunday.

New Delhi, Dec. 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Hemant Soren on being sworn in as the chief minister of Jharkhand.

He assured all possible support from the Centre for the state’s growth. “Congratulations to @HemantSorenJMM Ji on taking oath as Jharkhand CM. I assure all possible support from the Centre for Jharkhand’s growth,” the Prime Minister wrote on Twitter.

The 44-year-old tribal leader took oath as the 11th chief minister of Jharkhand on Sunday.

In the just-conducted assembly elections, the JMM-Congress-Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) alliance triumphed over the Bharatiya Janata Party, winning 47 seats in the 81member House.

It is the second term for Mr Soren, who had been a deputy chief minister and chief minister between

2009 and 2013.

Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday expressed confidence that the new coalition government in Jharkhand would work for all and usher in an era of

peace and prosperity.

“I attended the swearingin ceremony of CM Hemant Soren Ji and ministers from the Congress party in Ranchi today. I’m confident that the new Government in

I’m confident that the new Government in Jharkhand will work for the benefit of all citizens and usher in an era of peace and prosperity in the state.

— RAHUL GANDHI,

Congress leader

Jharkhand will work for the benefit of all citizens and usher in an era of peace and prosperity in the state,” he said on Twitter.

Mr Gandhi also shared a few pictures of the ceremony where he is seen along with opposition leaders Sitaram Yechury, D Raja, Sharad Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav.

Chief ministers Mamata Banerjee, Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel were also present on the occasion.

— PTI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meets former chief minister of Jharkhand and JMM supremo Shibu Soren and his wife Rupi Soren during the swearing ceremony of Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren in Ranchi on Sunday.