Later on Thursday afternoon, Governor CP Radhakrishnan called Hemant Soren at the Raj Bhawan, appointed him as Chief Minister-designate and invited him to take oath.Champai Soren’s resignation came after a meeting of INDIA Bloc MLAs called at the official residence of Chief Minister in Ranchi on Wednesday where a consensus was reached over the change of guard in the state. Later, Hemant Soren was elected the leader of the legislative party of the INDIA-Bloc.Notably, Hemant Soren was released from jail after being granted bail from the Jharkhand High Court in land scam case on June 28. Soren was granted bail by the Jharkhand High Court on June 28, after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged land scam case on January 31. He had resigned on January 31 before his arrest, leading to Champai Soren being sworn in as a temporary Chief Minister on February 2.
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