Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) executive president Hemant Soren’s swearing-in ceremony as second stint of the State Chief Minister was termed as 'Sankalp Diwas' beginning of an era of new Jharkhand. Junior Soren along with three other Cabinet ministers took oath at historic Morhabadi ground in the august presence of galaxy of leaders from opposition camp including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Chhattisgarh chief Bupesh Bhagel, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot among others.
At 2 PM Soren was administered oath and secrecy by Governor Droupadi Murmu, but people started reaching the venue much before 1 PM. At 1.45 PM, Soren along with his father and JMM patriarch Shibu Soren and mother Roopi Soren reached the venue. As Soren family entered the stage, the crowd greeted with Shibu Soren Zindabad, Hemant Rahul Zindabad. As mother in always given much importance and value in Indian culture, mother Roopi was given the first chair with Shibu Soren siting next to him followed by chief minister designate Hemant Soren. Not only the Soren family, were occupant of VIP chairs, Hemant was seen accompanying his mother and father for most of the time. Before taking the oath, Hemant took blessing from his father and mother. Hemant after taking the oath paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi statue at Morhabadi ground.
As Hemant’s swearing in ceremony also coincided with anti-Modi forces unity, the opposition leaders who reached to become witness of grand function were seen talking to each and even taking selfee making the event memorable.
AS JMM fought the Assembly elections in alliance with the Congress party and Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) and got a comfortable majority with forty-seven seats in the 81-member house, supporters of all three alliance partners were at the venue. The JMM, Congress supporters were waving their flags and raising slogans in support of their leaders. Manoj Oroan, a resident of Kanke Hatma area who had come to witness the grand event said, “Today is memorable day as for the first time JMM/Congress is forming a strong and stable government. Hemant Soren will truly work to fulfills the aspirations of tribals and moolvasi.”
The entire venue was painted in green with cutouts of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Shibu Soren and martyrs of statehood movement were put up. Not only Morhabadi ground, the capital too was beautifully decorated with JMM and Congress leaders putting up cutouts of their leaders. Banners and posters of JMM executive president Hemant Soren thanks giving the people for Grand Alliance victory were out up across the main route of main function.