Champai Soren ministry

Ministers in Government of Jharkhand headed by Chief Minister Champai Soren

Champai Soren ministry
Ministry of the State of Jharkhand
Date formed2 February 2024
People and organisations
Head of stateC. P. Radhakrishnan
Head of governmentChampai Soren
Total no. of members11 (Including Chief Minister)
Member partiesGovernment (48)
MGB (48)
  •   JMM (29)
  •   INC (17)
  •   RJD (1)
  •   CPI(ML)L (1)

Opposition
NDA (32)

  •   BJP (26)
  •   AJSU (3)
  •   NCP (1)
  •   IND (2)
Opposition party  NDA
Opposition leaderAmar Kumar Bauri , BJP
History
Outgoing election2019
Legislature term(s)5 years (Unless sooner dissolved)
PredecessorSecond Hemant Soren ministry

This is a list of ministers from Champai Soren cabinet starting from February 2024.[1]

History

JMM leader Champai Soren was sworn in as Chief Minister on 2 February 2024 along with two other ministers from INC and RJD.[2][3] Other INDIA alliance partners pledged support to new Government under Champai Soren.

The ministry was formed after former Chief Minister Hemant Soren resigned from the post amid corruption charges.[4]

Cabinet Expansion took place on 16 February 2024 in raj bhawan 5 JMM MLAs and 3 INC MLAs took oath as ministers including former Chief Minister Hemant Soren younger brother Basant Soren and JMM mla Deepak Birua as new comers.And Joba Majhi was dropped from cabinet. [5]

Council of Ministers

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister and also in-charge of:
Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Official Languages
Department of Home (Prisons)
Cabinet Secretariat and Vigilance Department (excluding Parliamentary Affairs)
And all other departments not allocated to any Minister.
2 February 2024Incumbent JMM
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Rural Works
Minister of Panchayati Raj
16 February 2024Incumbent INC
Minister of Labour, Employment, Training and Skill Development
Minister of Industry
16 February 2024Incumbent RJD
Minister of Finance
Minister of Planning and Development
Minister of Commercial Tax
Minister of Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs
16 February 2024Incumbent INC
Minister of Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Welfare (excluding Minority Welfare)
Minister of Transport
16 February 2024Incumbent JMM
Minister of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare
Minister of Disaster Management
16 February 2024Incumbent INC
Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Co-operation16 February 2024Incumbent INC
Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Minister of Excise and Prohibition
16 February 2024Incumbent JMM
Minister of Road Construction
Minister of Building Construction
Minister of Water Resources
Basant Soren
16 February 2024Incumbent JMM
Minister of Minority Welfare
Minister of Registrations
Minister of Tourism, Art and Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs
16 February 2024Incumbent JMM
Minister of Women, Child Development and Social Security16 February 2024Incumbent JMM

Ministers by Party

Representation of cabinet ministers by party

  Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (54.55%)
  Indian National Congress (36.36%)
  Rashtriya Janata Dal (9.09%)
Party Cabinet Ministers Total Ministers
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 6 6
Indian National Congress 4 4
Rashtriya Janata Dal 1 1

References

  1. ^ Bhelari, Amit (2 February 2024). "Champai Soren sworn in as Jharkhand CM; ex-CM Hemant Soren remanded to five days of ED custody". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Jharkhand Ministers List 2024: Full list of ministers and portfolios in Champai Soren-led Cabinet". Financialexpress. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. ^ PTI. "Jharkhand's Champai Soren govt to seek trust vote on Feb 5: Minister". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ "SC declines to entertain Jharkhand ex-CM Hemant Soren's plea challenging arrest, asks him to move HC". The Indian Express. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Jharkhand Cabinet Expansion: Mithilesh Thakur, Basant Soren Among New Ministers Check Details". abplive. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.