The Chief Minister of Jharkhand is the chief executive of the Indian state of Jharkhand. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.
Seven people have served as the state's chief minister since Jharkhand's formation on 15 November 2000. Half of them, including the inaugural officeholder Babulal Marandi and Arjun Munda, represented the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Hemant Soren, from the JMM, is the longest-serving chief minister. Three chief ministers, Shibu Soren, his son Hemant Soren, and Champai Soren, represented the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). Shibu Soren's first term ended in just ten days, as he could not prove that he had the support of a majority of the house and was forced to resign. The state has also been governed by Madhu Koda, one of the few independents to become the chief minister of any state. In between their reigns, the state has also been under President's rule three times. Raghubar Das, of the BJP, was the first non-tribal and first chief minister to complete a full term in the state. Hemant Soren of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is the incumbent chief minister.
== Oath as the state
chief minister ==
The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the chief minister of state:
Oath of Secrecy
"I, [Name], do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the State of [Name of State] except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister."Pad ki Shapath (Oath of Office)
"Main, [CM ka Naam], Ishwar ki shapath leta hoon / satyanishtha se pratigyan karta hoon ki main vidhi dwara sthapit Bharat ke Samvidhan ke prati sachi shraddha aur nishtha rakhunga. Main Bharat ki prabhuta aur akhandta akshunn rakhunga. Main [State ka Naam] ke Rajya ke Mukhya Mantri ke roop mein apne kartavyon ka shraddhapoorvak aur shuddh antahkaran se nirvahan karunga, tatha main bhay ya pakshpat, anurag ya dwesh ke bina, sabhi prakar ke logon ke prati Samvidhan aur vidhi ke anusar nyay karunga."
B. Gopniyata ki Shapath (Oath of Secrecy)
"Main, [CM ka Naam], Ishwar ki shapath leta hoon / satyanishtha se pratigyan karta hoon ki jo vishay [State ka Naam] ke Rajya ke Mukhya Mantri ke roop mein mere vichar ke liye laya jayega athva mujhe gyaat hoga, use kisi vyakti ya vyaktityon ko, tab ke sivay jab ki aise Mukhya Mantri ke roop mein apne kartavyon ke uchit nirvahan ke liye aisa karna apekshit ho, main pratyaksh (directly) ya apratyaksh (indirectly) roop mein sansuchit ya prakat nahi karunga."
List of the Chief Ministers (2000-present)
- Died in office
- Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"| #
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Chief Minister<br>
! rowspan="2"| Election
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
|-
! style="width:9em"| From
! style="width:9em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
! 1
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Babulal Marandi<br/>
| rowspan="2"| 2000<br/>
| 15 November 2000
| 18 March 2003
|
| rowspan="2"| Bharatiya Janata Party
| Marandi
|-
! 2
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Arjun Munda<br/>
| 18 March 2003
| 2 March 2005
|
| Munda I
|-
! 3
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Shibu Soren<br/>
| rowspan="4"| 2005<br/>
| 2 March 2005
| 12 March 2005
|
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
| Shibu I
|-
! (2)
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Arjun Munda<br/>
| 12 March 2005
| 18 September 2006
|
| Bharatiya Janata Party
| Munda II
|-
! 4
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Madhu Koda<br/>
| 18 September 2006
| 27 August 2008
|
| Independent
| Koda
|-
! (3)
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Shibu Soren<br/>
| 27 August 2008
| 19 January 2009
|
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
| Shibu II
|-
| colspan="10"| Position vacant (19 January30 December 2009)<br/>President's rule was imposed during this period
|-
! (3)
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Shibu Soren<br/>
| 2009<br/>
| 30 December 2009
| 1 June 2010
|
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
| Shibu III
|-
| colspan="10"| Position vacant (1 June11 September 2010)<br/>President's rule was imposed during this period
|-
! (2)
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Arjun Munda<br/>
| <br/>
| 11 September 2010
| 18 January 2013
|
| Bharatiya Janata Party
| Munda III
|-
| colspan="10"| Position vacant (18 January13 July 2013)<br/>President's rule was imposed during this period
|-
! 5
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Hemant Soren<br/>
| <br/>
| 13 July 2013
| 28 December 2014
|
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
| Hemant I
|-
! 6
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Raghubar Das<br/>
| 2014<br/>
| 28 December 2014
| 29 December 2019
|
| Bharatiya Janata Party
| Das
|-
! (5)
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Hemant Soren<br/>
| rowspan="3"| 2019<br/>
| 29 December 2019
| 2 February 2024
|
| rowspan="4"| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
| Hemant II
|-
! 7
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Champai Soren<br/>
| 2 February 2024
| 3 July 2024
|
| Champai
|-
! (5)
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Hemant Soren<br/>
| 4 July 2024
| 28 November 2024
|
| Hemant III
|-
! (5)
| bgcolor=""|
| 70px
| Hemant Soren<br/>
| 2024<br/>
| 28 November 2024
| Incumbent
|
| Hemant IV
|-
|}
Statistics
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="line-height:1.4em; text-align:center"
! data-sort-type=number rowspan = "2" |#
! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" |Chief Minister
! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="width:8em" |Party
! colspan="2" |Term of office
|-
! Longest continuous term
! Total duration of chief ministership
|-
! data-sort-value="1" | 1
| Hemant Soren*
| *
| 4 years, 35 days*
| *
|-
! data-sort-value="2" | 2
| Arjun Munda
|
| 2 years, 129 days
| 5 years, 307 days
|-
! data-sort-value="3" | 3
| Raghubar Das
|
| 5 years, 1 day
| 5 years, 1 day
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="4" | 4
| Babulal Marandi
|
| 2 years, 123 days
| 2 years, 123 days
|-
! data-sort-value="5" | 5
| Madhu Koda
|
| 1 year, 343 days
| 1 year, 343 days
|-
! data-sort-value="6" | 6
| Shibu Soren
|
| 153 days
| 308 days
|-
! data-sort-value="7" | 7
| Champai Soren
|
| 153 days
| 153 days
|-
|}