State or region
Chief Minister
- Hindi: मुख्यमंत्री
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor
- Exact method
- Appointed by the Governor (Constitution, Article 164(1)); in practice the leader of the party or alliance commanding a majority in the Legislative Assembly. Other ministers are appointed on the Chief Minister's advice.
- Chosen by
- Governor
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Hemant Soren JMM since November 2024 Report Source: jharkhand.gov.in, checked (+2 more)
Sources
- constitutionofindia.net · checked Constitution of India, Part VI (Articles 153-174) and Part VIII (Articles 239, 239AA), read 2026-10-12: office, selection, seat totals as in selection_detail. Seat totals of Legislative Assemblies cross-checked against Wikipedia state assembly articles (read 2026-10-12). For: Chief Minister
- legislative.gov.in · checked Constitution of India, Hindi and Punjabi usage of the titles (Articles 153, 163, 239), read 2026-10-12: office titles. For: Chief Minister in Hindi
- jharkhand.gov.in · checked Jharkhand State Portal, read 2026-10-12: Chief Minister Hemant Soren (holder confirmed). For: Hemant Soren, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Fourth Hemant Soren ministry, read 2026-10-12: Hemant Soren sworn in as Chief Minister of Jharkhand by Governor Santosh Gangwar on 2024-11-28 after the 2024 assembly election; start_date corrected from 2024-07-04 (start of his previous ministry) to match the one-term-per-appointment rule used for the other chief ministers. Fallback: Wikipedia, because jharkhandcmo.gov.in did not resolve. For: Hemant Soren, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, List of current Indian chief ministers, read 2026-10-12: chief minister holders and dates; Bihar cross-checked at Wikipedia List of chief ministers of Bihar. Fallback: Wikipedia, because state government sites were not individually checked. Re-swearing dates after elections (UP, HR, UT) from the same state CM lists. For: Hemant Soren, current term