JMM executive president Hemant Soren took oath as the Jharkhand chief minister at Raj Bhavan on Thursday.
Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan administered the oath and office of secrecy to Soren at a function held at Raj Bhavan
The JMM, earlier in the day, had said Soren would take oath as the chief minister on July 7 after the governor invited him to form government in the state.
Later, the JMM-led coalition decided that Soren would take oath on Thursday.
Notably, Champai Soren resigned as chief minister on Wednesday and Hemant Soren, who is out on bail in a money laundering case, staked claim to form the government.
A JMM-led alliance delegation met Governor Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday.
The delegation headed by Hemant Soren comprised Congress state unit president Rajesh Thakur, RJD minister Satyanand Bhokta and CPI(ML)-L MLA Vinod Singh.
Kalpana Soren, the Gandey MLA and wife of Hemant Soren, was also part of the delegation.
