Hemant Soren was sworn in as Jharkhand's Chief Minister this evening, on July 4, marking the end of a five-month political journey. In January, he resigned just before being arrested by the Enforcement Directorate for a land fraud case worth crores. In June, he was granted bail by the High Court, which found no direct evidence of his involvement in the scam.
Amid the looming threat on chief minister Hemant Soren’s Assembly membership, the ruling UPA coalition in Jharkhand tabled and won a confidence motion in the House as Opposition BJP staged walk out. Out of the 78 MLAs, 48 voted in favour of the JMM-Congress-RJD government. Three suspended MLAs of the Congress could not vote as […]