Soren, 49, held on to his Barhait seat by defeating Bharatiya Janata Party rival Gamliyal Hembrom by over 39,790 votes. This is the first time an incumbent government in Jharkhand has returned to power after a full five-year term. Soren's cabinet expansion will reportedly follow next week after a vote of confidence in the state Assembly.

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led coalition, under Chief Minister Hemant Soren, has achieved a historic victory by securing 56 out of 81 assembly seats in Jharkhand, marking the first time an incumbent party maintains power in the state,

"On 28 November the oath ceremony of the new government will take place," Hemant Soren told reporters on Sunday.

JMM leader Hemant Soren took oath as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand in a grand ceremony in Ranchi, which was attended by several top leaders from the INDIA bloc as the alliance retained power with a thumping victory over rival the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren on Thursday took oath as the 14th chief minister of the state. Soren, 49, was administered the oath by Governor Santosh Gangwar in Ranchi.

The first leads in the Jharkhand Assembly elections results are in, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead. Chief Minister Hemant Soren's Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), confident of forming the government again in the state,

Among key political leaders, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi are likely to attend Soren's swearing-in ceremony.

Hemant Soren on Thursday took oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand at the Morabadi Ground in Ranchi. The oath of office was administered by Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar. The ceremony was attended by several top leaders of the INDIA bloc and other dignitaries.

After Hemant Sorena takes oath as the 14th CM of Jharkhand, his sister and JMM leader Anjani Soren tells ANI: "The entire Jharkhand is happy today... We already had this expectation that we would win with full majority.