Champai Soren won the Assembly election in 1995 from the Saraikela seat as an Independent when Jharkhand was still part of Bihar
Champai Soren's appointment comes two days after former CM Hemant Soren resigned from his post before being arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case on Wednesday
Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Director on Wednesday in a money laundering case after he resigned as Jharkhand chief minister
Champai Soren, who once tilled fields with his father in a remote village in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawan district, has ascended to the chair of the state's chief minister
JMM legislature party leader Champai Soren on Friday took oath as the chief minister of Jharkhand
Hemant Soren's arrest followed after the ED questioned him for nearly six hours in his Ranchi residence, two days after raiding the south Delhi home of the ex-Jharkhand CM on Monday
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' will enter Jharkhand on Friday afternoon, a party leader said here
JMM legislative party leader Champai Soren will take oath as the Jharkhand chief minister on Friday after Governor C P Radhakrishnan nominated him for the post
Earlier in the day, Champai Soren, heading a delegation of JMM-led coalition, called on the governor and urged him to accept his claim to form the govt
Soon after he resigned as chief minister, Soren was arrested by the ED on Wednesday night. The agency had questioned him for over seven hours during the day
The Directorate of Enforcement had sought 10-day remand of the former Jharkhand Chief Minister but the order has been reserved
He was arrested after a marathon seven-hour grilling by the Enforcement Directorate in the case
Kendriya Sarna Samiti president Ajay Tirkey said 15-20 tribal organisations from across the state will join the shutdown
Top leaders of the opposition bloc INDIA met on Wednesday evening and discussed the situation arising after the resignation and arrest of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren
Soren tendered his resignation to Governor CP Radhakrishnan at the Raj Bhavan after about seven hours of questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to a land scam
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Legislators of the ruling JMM-led coalition have gathered at Soren's residence here to express their solidarity with the CM
As part of the restrictions, demonstrations, rallies or meetings cannot be held in and around these areas
In a move to quash rumours that "Hemant Soren has been absconding", Jharkhand Chief Minister held a series of meetings with party leaders and various MLAs of the INDIA bloc at his residence on Monday
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