JMM chief Hemant Soren resigned from the current government on Sunday to stake claim for forming the next one.

As the JMM-led INDIA bloc crossed the majority mark in the Jharkhand Assembly elections, Chief Minister Hemant Soren took to social media to share a photograph of him and his children.

INDIA bloc wins in 56 constituencies; BJP-led NDA’s tally falls to 24; the wives of two former Chief Ministers have lost

The final phase of polling, which concluded on November 20, saw a robust voter turnout across the state, especially in tribal areas. The INDIA alliance, comprising JMM, Congress, RJD, and CPI(ML), centered its campaign on welfare programs,

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren will go to Raj Bhavan in Ranchi at 4 pm to resign and stake the claim to form the government again in Jharkhand. The Hemant Soren-led JMM steered the INDIA bloc to victory on November 23 with 56 seats in the 81-member Jharkhand assembly.

I feel that we should wait for a few more hours. I want to say that the people of Jharkhand, our elders, our brothers, our grandfathers, our mothers and sisters have done this. Our young colleagues have chosen the path of development and somewhere this time Maya is winning,

The Barhait Assembly constituency covers areas from both Sahebganj and Godda districts and is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. This constituency falls under the Rajmahal Lok Sabha constituency. Barhait has been a stronghold of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in the Santhal Pargana division as the party has registered victory since 1990.