Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on July 15. The meeting comes after a series of significant political interactions and events involving Soren, including a recent meeting with senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and his successful floor test in the Jharkhand State Assembly.
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- Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on July 15.
- The Prime Minister’s Office announced the meeting via a post on X.
- On July 13, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal and AAP MP Sanjay Singh met with Soren and his wife, Kalpana Soren.
- Soren also met senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi during his visit to the national capital.
- The Congress and JMM are allies in the INDIA bloc and collaborated in the Lok Sabha elections.
- Hemant Soren recently won the floor test in the Jharkhand State Assembly with 45 MLAs supporting him.
- Soren was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand for the third time on July 8.
- He had previously resigned and was arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement on January 31 over alleged land scam and money laundering charges.
- Soren was released from Birsa Munda Jail on June 28 after nearly five months in custody, following bail from Jharkhand High Court.
- His return as Chief Minister is expected to strengthen the JMM, which secured three seats in Jharkhand in the Lok Sabha elections.
