Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Hemant Soren was sworn in as the chief minister of Jharkhand on Thursday (Jul 4) evening after Governor CP Radhakrishnan invited him to form the government.

India: JMM leader Hemant Soren takes oath as chief minister of Jharkhand state

Hours after being arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Ranchi on Wednesday (Jan 31), Jharkhand's former chief minister Hemant Soren said that he will not accept defeat.

India: Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren reacts after arrest, says 'it's a break, won't accept defeat'

Amidst a lot of political drama, Champai Soren is set to become the new chief minister of the Indian state of Jharkhand, after Hemant Soren resigned from the post and was arrested by enforcement directorate officials.

India: Jharkhand to get new CM as Hemant Soren resigns, gets arrested by ED

In India's Jharkhand, section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) has been put in place within a 100-metre radius of the Chief Minister Hemant Soren's residence in Raj Bhavan and Enforcement Directorate office in Ranchi.

India: ‘Absconding’ Jharkhand CM Soren chairs meeting in Ranchi; Section 144 imposed around residence

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is searching 10 locations in Ranchi and Rajasthan in a money laundering case linked to illegal mining in Jharkhand, sources said. Those who have been searched include Abhishek Prasad, the press adviser of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has decided not to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning, citing the notice as illegal.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, Delhi's Kejriwal under corruption watchdog's lens

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and other senior state party leaders on Thursday met BJP president Amit Shah at his residence here to finalise the list of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections.

Jharkhand CM meets Amit Shah to finalise candidates for Assembly polls

A video of two women washing the feet of Raghubar Das at an event to mark Guru Purnima on Sunday has gone viral

WATCH: Women wash feet of Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das

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