Ghatsila MLA and School Education Minister Ramdas Soren took oath in Santhali language, Giridih MLA and Urban Development Minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu took oath in Khortha, Jamtara MLA and Health Minister Irfan Ansari took oath in Bengala while Madhupur MLA and Water Resources Minister Hafizul Hasan took oath in Urdu.Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Department Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey was seen holding the Constitution Book in her hand while taking oath as the MLA from Mandar.This time, 21 of the members, just over one fourth, are first-time MLAs.Four parties have a solitary member in the Assembly, one MLA each from JDU, LJP (R), AJSU Party and JLKM. Interestingly, this is the first time in the last 20 years that the Jharkhand Assembly doesn’t have any independent member.Moreover, the Jharkhand Assembly this time consists of only 81 members, as the practice of nominating a representative from the Anglo-Indian community — historically designated as the 82nd member of the House — has been discontinued.Later, Chief Minister Hemant Soren took oath as MLA, following which, other 79 MLAs took oath one by one. Before that, as soon as the proceeding of the House started, Stephen Marandi was appointed as the Protem Speaker.Then Stephen Marandi informed the members about the process of appointment of the permanent speaker in the House.The 81-member House includes 34 MLAs from JMM, 21 from BJP, 16 from Congress, 4 from RJD and 2 from CPI-ML.
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