Fourth Hemant Soren ministry

Hemant Soren, incumbent Chief Minister of Jharkhand has appointed again in the office after winning the assembly elections in November 2024. The ministry will probably consist of maximum 12 members. Governor Santosh Gangwar administered the oath of office and secrecy to him on 28 November 2024 in Ranchi.^[2][3][4]

Fourth Hemant Soren ministry
14th ministry of the State of Jharkhand
Hemant Soren Hon'ble Chief Minister of Jharkhand
Date formed	28 November 2024 (8 months ago) (2024-11-28)
People and organisations
Governor	Santosh Gangwar
Chief Minister	Hemant Soren (JMM)
Chief Minister's history	Rajya Sabha M.P. (2009 – 2010) Deputy CM of Jharkhand (2010 – 2013)
No. of ministers	12 (incl. the Chief Minister)
Member parties	Mahagathbandhan:[a]   JMM   INC   RJD
Status in legislature	Majority government (coalition) Assembly: 56 / 81 (69%)
Opposition party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Opposition leader	Babulal Marandi
History
Election	2024 election
Legislature term	6th Assembly (2024-present)
Predecessor	Third Hemant Soren ministry

Background

On 23 November 2024, Mahagathbandhan (MGB) won the 2024 assembly election in Jharkhand, with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) getting 34 seats.^[5] Other members of Mahagathbandhan – Indian National Congress got 16 seats, Rashtriya Janata Dal 4 seats and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) 2 seats – making total of 56 out of 81 seats in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.^[6][7]

Soren was unanimously elected as leader of MGB in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly and was designated by Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar to be appointed as the next Chief Minister.^[8]

Vote of Confidence

A vote of confidence has been scheduled on 9 December during the oath ceremony of Soren. He designated Stephen Marandi as Speaker pro-tem of 6th Jharkhand Assembly.^[9][10]

Vote of confidence[b] Hemant Soren (JMM nominee)
Ballot →		9 December 2024
Required majority →		41 out of 81 seats
	Yes • JMM (33) • INC (16) • RJD (4) • CPI(ML)L (2)	55 / 81
	No • BJP (21) • AJSU (1) • LJP(RV) (1) • JD(U) (1)	24 / 81
	Abstention • JLKM (1)	1 / 81
Status: Y Passed
	Absent None	0 / 81
	Vacant seats	0 / 81
	Speaker (pro-tem) • JMM (1)	1 / 81

Council of Ministers

Based on last ministry, Soren will lead the government with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha getting additional 6 ministers, Indian National Congress 4 and Rashtriya Janata Dal a lone minister. The cabinet was later appointed on 5 December.^[11][12][13]

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party		Remarks
Chief Minister of Jharkhand Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Official Language Home (including Prison) Road Construction Building Construction Cabinet Secretariat and Vigilance (excluding Parliamentary Affairs) All other portfolios not allocated to any minister	Hemant Soren	28 November 2024	Incumbent		JMM
Finance Commercial Tax Planning and Development Parliamentary Affairs	Radha Krishna Kishore	5 December 2024	Incumbent		INC
Revenue Registration and Land Reforms (non-registration) Transport	Deepak Birua	5 December 2024	Incumbent		JMM
Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, and Backward Classes (excluding Minority Welfare)	Chamra Linda	5 December 2024	Incumbent		JMM
Labour, Planning, Training, and Skill Development Industries	Sanjay Prasad Yadav	5 December 2024	Incumbent		RJD
School Education and Literacy Registration	Ramdas Soren	5 December 2024	Incumbent		JMM
Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Disaster Management	Irfan Ansari	5 December 2024	Incumbent		INC
Water Resources Minority Welfare	Hafizul Hasan	5 December 2024	Incumbent		JMM
Rural Development Rural Work Panchayati Raj	Dipika Pandey Singh	5 December 2024	Incumbent		INC
Drinking Water and Sanitation Excise and Prohibition	Yogendra Prasad	5 December 2024	Incumbent		JMM
Urban Development and Housing Higher and Technical Education Tourism, Art, Culture, Sports, and Youth Affairs	Sudivya Kumar	5 December 2024	Incumbent		JMM
Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperatives	Shilpi Neha Tirkey	5 December 2024	Incumbent		INC

Ministers by Party

Representation of cabinet ministers by party

1. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (60.0%)
2. Indian National Congress (30.0%)
3. Rashtriya Janata Dal (10.0%)

Party		Cabinet Ministers	Total Ministers
	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha	7	7
	Indian National Congress	4	4
	Rashtriya Janata Dal	1	1

Demographics of the Council of Ministers

Administrative Division	District	No. of Ministers	Ministers
Palamu division	Palamu	1	Radha Krishna Kishore
	Garhwa
	Latehar
North Chotanagpur division	Chatra
	Hazaribagh
	Koderma
	Giridih	1	Sudivya Kumar
	Ramgarh
	Bokaro	1	Yogendra Prasad
	Dhanbad
South Chotanagpur division	Lohardaga
	Gumla	1	Chamra Linda
	Simdega
	Ranchi	1	Shilpi Neha Tirkey
	Khunti
Kolhan division	West Singhbhum	1	Deepak Birua
	Seraikela Kharsawan
	East Singhbhum	1	Ramdas Soren
Santhal Pargana division	Jamtara	1	Irfan Ansari
	Deoghar	1	Hafizul Hasan
	Dumka
	Pakur
	Godda	2	Sanjay Prasad Yadav Dipika Pandey Singh
	Sahebganj	1	Hemant Soren (Chief Minister)
Total		12