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{{Short description|14th ministry of Jharkhand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
|cabinet_name=Fourth Hemant Soren ministry
|flag=Jharkhand Rajakiya Chihna.svg
|jurisdiction=the [[State of Jharkhand]]
|cabinet_type=ministry
|flag_border=true
|governor_title=[[Governor of Jharkhand|Governor]]
|governor=[[Santosh Gangwar]]
| incumbent =
| image =File:Hemant Soren 2024.jpg
| image_size =150px
| caption =[[Hemant Soren]] [[Chief Minister of Jharkhand|Hon'ble Chief Minister of Jharkhand]] |political_parties=[[Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)|Mahagathbandhan]]:{{efn|{{color box|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation}}}} [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation|CPI(ML)L]], a member of the alliance, will not join the ministry as part of their All-India policy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jharkhand: Congress Reportedly Demands Posts Of Deputy CM & 4 Cabinet Ministers; Senior Party Leaders Deny Claims |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/jharkhand-congress-reportedly-demands-posts-of-deputy-cm-4-cabinet-ministers-senior-party-leaders-deny-claims |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref>
}} {{hlist|{{color box|{{party color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}}} [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|JMM]]|{{color box|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]]|{{color box|{{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}}} [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]]}}|election=[[2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2024 election]]|legislature_term=[[6th Jharkhand Assembly|6th Assembly]] (2024-present)|predecessor=[[Third Hemant Soren ministry]]|government_head=[[Hemant Soren]] (JMM)|government_head_title=[[Chief Minister of Jharkhand|Chief Minister]]|cabinet_number=14th|legislature_status=[[Majority government]] ([[Coalition government|coalition]]){{br}} [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly|Assembly]]:{{br}}{{Composition bar|hex={{party color|Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)}}|56|81|per=1}}|members_number=12 ({{abbr|incl.|including}} the Chief Minister)|opposition_party={{color box|{{party color|BJP}}}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|opposition_leader=[[Babulal Marandi]]|date_formed={{start date and age|2024|11|28|df=y|p=y}}|government_head_history=[[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Rajya Sabha M.P.]] (2009 – 2010) {{br}}
[[Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand|Deputy {{abbr|CM|Chief Minister}} of Jharkhand]] (2010 – 2013)}}

[[Hemant Soren]], incumbent [[Chief Minister of Jharkhand]] has appointed again in the office after winning the assembly elections in November 2024. The ministry will probably consist of maximum 12 members. Governor [[Santosh Gangwar]] administered the oath of office and secrecy to him on 28 November 2024 in [[Ranchi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren May Take Oath Alone Today: 10 Points |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jharkhand-chief-minister-hemant-soren-may-take-oath-alone-today-10-points-7121192 |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref name="Hemant Soren begins fourth term as Jharkhand Chief Minister">{{cite news |work=The Hindu |date=28 November 2024 |title=Hemant Soren begins fourth term as Jharkhand Chief Minister |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/jharkhand-assembly/hemant-soren-sworn-in-as-jharkhand-chief-minister-on-november-28/article68922567.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241129035655/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/jharkhand-assembly/hemant-soren-sworn-in-as-jharkhand-chief-minister-on-november-28/article68922567.ece |archive-date=29 November 2024 |access-date=29 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Hemant Soren takes oath as Jharkhand's 14th chief minister">{{cite news |work=The Times of India |date=28 November 2024 |title=Hemant Soren takes oath as Jharkhand's 14th chief minister |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hemant-soren-takes-oath-as-jharkhands-14th-chief-minister/articleshow/115767306.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241129040437/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hemant-soren-takes-oath-as-jharkhands-14th-chief-minister/articleshow/115767306.cms |archive-date=29 November 2024 |access-date=29 November 2024}}</ref>

== Background ==
On 23 November 2024, [[Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)|Mahagathbandhan]] (MGB) won the [[2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2024 assembly election]] in [[Jharkhand]], with [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]] (JMM) getting 34 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assembly Election 2024 Result: Congress, yet again, has forgotten how to win polls |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/congress-yet-again-has-forgotten-how-to-win-polls-3288954 |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> Other members of Mahagathbandhan – [[Indian National Congress]] got 16 seats, [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] 4 seats and [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)]] 2 seats – making total of 56 out of 81 seats in [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-23 |title=Jharkhand election results 2024: Constituency-wise full winners list and key highlights |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jharkhand-election-results-2024-constituency-wise-full-winners-list-and-key-highlights/articleshow/115585742.cms |access-date=2024-11-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jharkhand Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: INDIA Bloc Wins 30 Seats, NDA Takes 9 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jharkhand-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-will-hemant-sorens-jmm-retain-power-or-bjp-make-comeback-counting-today-7078938 |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

Soren was unanimously elected as leader of MGB in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly and was designated by Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar to be appointed as the next Chief Minister.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhelari |first=Amit |date=2024-11-24 |title=Hemant Soren to take oath as Jharkhand CM on November 28 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/jharkhand-assembly/hemant-soren-to-take-oath-as-jharkhand-cm-on-november-28/article68905416.ece |access-date=2024-11-25 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
===Vote of Confidence===
A vote of confidence has been scheduled on 9 December during the oath ceremony of Soren. He designated [[Stephen Marandi]] as Speaker ''pro-tem'' of 6th Jharkhand Assembly.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhelari |first=Amit |date=2024-11-27 |title=Hemant Soren to take oath as Jharkhand CM for fourth term today |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jharkhand/hemant-soren-to-take-oath-as-jharkhand-chief-minister-for-the-fourth-term-on-november-28-2024/article68918938.ece |access-date=2024-11-28 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=[[Asian News International|ANI]] |title=Cong to back Hemant Soren's cabinet expansion decision: Rajesh Thakur |url=https://www.business-standard.com/politics/cong-to-back-hemant-soren-s-cabinet-expansion-decision-rajesh-thakur-124113000036_1.html |access-date=2024-11-30 |work=Business Standard}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| '''Vote of confidence'''{{efn|Following parties listed possibly may cast on the day of vote of confidence. Official count date scheduled on 9 December.}} [[Hemant Soren]] ([[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|JMM]] nominee)
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:150px;"| Ballot →
! 9 December 2024
|-
! colspan="2"| Required majority →
| 41 out of 81 seats
|-
! style="background:{{Party color|Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)}};"|
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Collapsible list
| title = Yes|• [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|JMM]] (33)|• [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (16)|• [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]] (4)|• [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation|CPI(ML)L]] (2)
}}
| {{Composition bar|55|81|{{Party color|Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)}}|width=125px}}
|-
! style="background:#ff9933;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Collapsible list | title = No
| • [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (21)
| • [[All Jharkhand Students Union|AJSU]] (1)
| • [[Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)|LJP(RV)]] (1)
| • [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]] (1)
}}
| {{Composition bar|24|81|#ff9933|width=125px}}
|-
! style="background:gray;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Collapsible list | title = Abstention
| • [[Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha|JLKM]] (1)
}}
| {{Composition bar|1|81|gray|width=125px}}
|-
| style="text-align:centre;" colspan="3"| Status: {{tick|15}} Passed
|-
! style="background:black;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Collapsible list | title = Absent
|None
}}
| {{Composition bar|0|81|black|width=125px}}
|-
! style="background:white;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Vacant seats
| {{Composition bar|0|81|black|width=125px}}
|-
! style="background:{{Party color|Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)}};"|
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Collapsible list | title = Speaker (pro-tem)
|• JMM (1)
}}
| {{Composition bar|1|81|{{Party color|Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)}}|width=125px}}
|}

==Council of Ministers==
Based on last ministry, Soren will lead the government with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha getting additional 6 ministers, Indian National Congress 4 and Rashtriya Janata Dal a lone minister. The cabinet was later appointed on 5 December.<ref name="Hemant Soren allocates portfolios to ministers, keeps Home Ministry">{{cite news |last1=India Today |title=Hemant Soren allocates portfolios to ministers, keeps Home Ministry |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/jharkhand-hemant-soren-allocates-portfolios-to-ministers-keeps-home-ministry-2646285-2024-12-07 |accessdate=13 December 2024 |date=7 December 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213091413/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/jharkhand-hemant-soren-allocates-portfolios-to-ministers-keeps-home-ministry-2646285-2024-12-07 |archivedate=13 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren expands Cabinet">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren expands Cabinet |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jharkhand/jharkhand-cm-hemant-soren-expands-cabinet-six-jmm-four-congress-and-one-rjd-ministers-sworn-in/article68950031.ece |accessdate=13 December 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=5 December 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213091426/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jharkhand/jharkhand-cm-hemant-soren-expands-cabinet-six-jmm-four-congress-and-one-rjd-ministers-sworn-in/article68950031.ece |archivedate=13 December 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Jharkhand Cabinet Ministers List 2024: Full list of Jharkhand council of ministers and their portfolios">{{cite news |work=The Indian Express |title=Jharkhand Cabinet Ministers List 2024: Full list of Jharkhand council of ministers and their portfolios |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-today/jharkhand-cabinet-ministers-list-2024-hemant-soren-ministers-9707554/ |accessdate=13 December 2024 |date=5 December 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213091508/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-today/jharkhand-cabinet-ministers-list-2024-hemant-soren-ministers-9707554/ |archivedate=13 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
!style=| Remarks
{{Cabinet table minister|title='''[[Chief Minister of Jharkhand]]''' {{bulletlist
|Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Official Language
|Home ''(including Prison)''
|Road Construction|Building Construction
|Cabinet Secretariat and Vigilance ''(excluding Parliamentary Affairs)''}}
'''''All other portfolios not allocated to any minister'''''|minister1=[[Hemant Soren]]|minister1_party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|minister1_termstart=28 November 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |image=}}
{{Cabinet table minister|title={{bulletlist
|Finance
|Commercial Tax|
Planning and Development
|Parliamentary Affairs
}}|minister1=[[Radha Krishna Kishore]]|minister1_party=Indian National Congress|minister1_termstart=5 December 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |image=}}
{{Cabinet table minister|title={{bulletlist
|Revenue|
Registration and Land Reforms (non-registration)
|Transport
}}|minister1=[[Sanjay Prasad Yadav]]|minister1_party=Rashtriya Janata Dal|minister1_termstart=5 December 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |image=}}
{{Cabinet table minister|title={{bulletlist
|School Education and Literacy
| Registration
}}|minister1=[[Deepak Birua]]|minister1_party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|minister1_termstart=5 December 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |image=}}
{{Cabinet table minister|title=
{{bulletlist
|Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, and Backward Classes (excluding Minority Welfare)
}}
|minister1=[[Chamra Linda]]|minister1_party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|minister1_termstart=5 December 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |image=}}
{{Cabinet table minister|title={{bulletlist
|Labour, Planning, Training, and Skill Development
|Industries
}}|minister1=[[Ramdas Soren]]|minister1_party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|minister1_termstart=5 December 2024|minister1_termend=15 August 2025|minister1_ref= |minister2=Hemant Soren|minister2_party=|minister2_termstart=|minister2_termend=|minister2_ref= |image=}}
{{Cabinet table minister|title={{bulletlist
|Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare
|Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs
|Disaster Management
}}|minister1=[[Irfan Ansari]]|minister1_party=Indian National Congress|minister1_termstart=5 December 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |image=}}
{{Cabinet table minister|title={{bulletlist
|Water Resources
|Minority Welfare
}}|minister1=[[Hafizul Hasan]]|minister1_party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|minister1_termstart=5 December 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |image=}}
{{Cabinet table minister|title={{bulletlist
|Rural Development
|Rural Work
|Panchayati Raj
}}
|minister1=[[Dipika Pandey Singh]]|minister1_party=Indian National Congress|minister1_termstart=5 December 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |image=}}
{{Cabinet table minister|title={{bulletlist
|Drinking Water and Sanitation
|Excise and Prohibition
}}|minister1=[[Yogendra Prasad]]|minister1_party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|minister1_termstart=5 December 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |image=}}
{{Cabinet table minister|title={{bulletlist
|Urban Development and Housing
|Higher and Technical Education
|Tourism, Art, Culture, Sports, and Youth Affairs
}}|minister1=[[Sudivya Kumar]]|minister1_party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|minister1_termstart=5 December 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |image=}}
{{Cabinet table minister|title={{bulletlist
|Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperatives
}}|minister1=[[Shilpi Neha Tirkey]]|minister1_party=Indian National Congress|minister1_termstart=5 December 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |image=}}
{{Cabinet table end}}

== Ministers by Party ==
{{Pie chart|value1=60|value2=30|value3=10|color1={{party color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}|color2={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|color3={{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}|caption=Representation of cabinet ministers by party|label1=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|label2=Indian National Congress|label3=Rashtriya Janata Dal}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Party
!Cabinet Ministers
!Total Ministers
|-
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}"|
|[[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]]
|7
|7
|-
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|4
|4
|-
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}"|
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|1
|1
|}

==Demographics of the Council of Ministers==
{| class="wikitable sortable" border=1
|-
!Administrative Division
!District
!No. of Ministers
!Ministers
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Palamu division]]
|[[Palamu district|Palamu]]
|1
|[[Radha Krishna Kishore]]
|-
|[[Garhwa district|Garhwa]]
|
|
|-
|[[Latehar district|Latehar]]
|
|
|-
|rowspan=7|[[North Chotanagpur division]]
|[[Chatra district|Chatra]]
|
|
|-
|[[Hazaribagh district|Hazaribagh]]
|
|
|-
|[[Koderma district|Koderma]]
|
|
|-
|[[Giridih district|Giridih]]
|1
|[[Sudivya Kumar]]
|-
|[[Ramgarh district|Ramgarh]]
|
|
|-
|[[Bokaro district|Bokaro]]
|1
|[[Yogendra Prasad]]
|-
|[[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad]]
|
|
|-
|rowspan=5|[[South Chotanagpur division]]
|[[Lohardaga district|Lohardaga]]
|
|
|-
|[[Gumla district|Gumla]]
|1
|[[Chamra Linda]]
|-
|[[Simdega district|Simdega]]
|
|
|-
|[[Ranchi district|Ranchi]]
|1
|[[Shilpi Neha Tirkey]]
|-
|[[Khunti district|Khunti]]
|
|
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Kolhan division]]
|[[West Singhbhum district|West Singhbhum]]
|1
|[[Deepak Birua]]
|-
|[[Seraikela Kharsawan district|Seraikela Kharsawan]]
|
|
|-
|[[East Singhbhum district|East Singhbhum]]
|1
|[[Ramdas Soren]]
|-
|rowspan=6|[[Santhal Pargana division]]
|[[Jamtara district|Jamtara]]
|1
|[[Irfan Ansari]]
|-
|[[Deoghar district|Deoghar]]
|1
|[[Hafizul Hasan]]
|-
|[[Dumka district|Dumka]]
|
|
|-
|[[Pakur district|Pakur]]
|
|
|-
|[[Godda district|Godda]]
|2
|[[Sanjay Prasad Yadav]] [[Dipika Pandey Singh]]
|-
|[[Sahebganj district|Sahebganj]]
|1
|[[Hemant Soren]] ({{Small|[[Chief Minister of Jharkhand|Chief Minister]]}})
|-
! Total
!
!12
!
|}

== References ==

===Notes===
{{notelist}}
===Sources===
{{Reflist}}
{{Current Indian ministries}}
[[Category:Lists of current Indian state and territorial ministries]]
[[Category:Indian ministries established in 2024|Hemant IV]]
[[Category:2024 in Indian politics]]
[[Category:Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]]
[[Category:Jharkhand ministries|Hemant IV]]

Fourth Hemant Soren ministry - Revision history

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