Adra rail block: 11 trains cancelled, several others short-terminated till August 2Jamshedpur Police seize 33 kg ganja worth ₹16.5 lakh, Bihar youth arrestedJPSC scam: CID summons former chairman L. Khyangte for questioning on July 28Tata Steel Rackets Sports Fest 2026 concludes with 365 players from Jharkhand, Odisha and BiharINSA President Shekhar C. Mande, Dr Sharmila Mande inspire IIT (ISM) Dhanbad students to pursue science with purposeJharkhand: Palamu child care leave case raises questions after teacher opts against maternity leaveBay of Bengal depression to intensify, IMD issues heavy rain alert for Ranchi, JamshedpurIIT (ISM) Dhanbad welcomes new students; Director calls for innovation

Breaking: Champai Soren stakes claim to form govt in Jharkhand as governor accepts Hemant’s resignation

  SUMAN K SHRIVASTAVA Advertisement   Ranchi, January 31: Transport Minister Champai Soren will succeed Hemant Soren after the latter resigned following…

Breaking: Champai Soren stakes claim to form govt in Jharkhand as governor accepts Hemant’s resignation

 

SUMAN K SHRIVASTAVA

Advertisement
Advertisement

 

Ranchi, January 31: Transport Minister Champai Soren will succeed Hemant Soren after the latter resigned following the ED action in the land scam.

Stay informed. Get Jharkhand's top stories in your inbox.

Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

A Raj Bhawan communique said that Governor CP Radhakrishnan has accepted Hemant Soren’s resignation.

Champai alongwith Congress MLA Alamgir Alam said he staked a claim to form the government. “We have submitted a list of 43 MLAs,” he added.

Advertisement
Advertisement

The Governor has assured us that he will invite me to form the government soon, he added.

Earlier, Health Minister Banna Gupta said we elected Champai Soren our legislative party leader.

JMM central general secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya said that the Governor should administer the oath of office to Champai Soren tonight itself.

Advertisement
Advertisement

Champai Soren is the eldest son of Simal Soren, a farmer from the Jilinggoda village in the Saraikela-Kharsawan district. Champai Soren has also worked on his farms alongside his father. He received education up to the 10th grade from a government school. During this time, he got married at a young age and had four sons and three daughters.

More from Breaking
Adra rail block: 11 trains cancelled, several others short-terminated till August 2

Adra rail block: 11 trains cancelled, several others short-terminated till August 2

July 27, 2026
Jamshedpur Police seize 33 kg ganja worth ₹16.5 lakh, Bihar youth arrested

Jamshedpur Police seize 33 kg ganja worth ₹16.5 lakh, Bihar youth arrested

July 27, 2026
JPSC scam: CID summons former chairman L. Khyangte for questioning on July 28

JPSC scam: CID summons former chairman L. Khyangte for questioning on July 28

July 27, 2026

Stay informed. Get Jharkhand's top stories in your inbox.

Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

About the Author

Suman Shrivastava