- On February 2, JMM legislature party leader Champai Soren took oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand at Raj Bhavan in Ranchi.
- He became CM two days after Hemant Soren resigned from the post of Chief Minister and his arrest by ED.
- On February 1, Champai Soren urged the Governor to quickly accept his claim to form the government, which was without a chief minister following the resignation of Hemant Soren.
- Champai Soren, whose party is a constituent of the JMM-led alliance, has been given 10 days to prove his government's majority.
- The 67-year-old tribal leader has been sworn in as the 12th chief minister of the state and the sixth from Jharkhand's Kolhan region.
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