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Chief Minister of Jharkhand
Incumbent
Raghubar Das
since 28 December 2014
AppointerGovernor of Jharkhand
Inaugural holderBabulal Marandi
Formation15 November 2000

The Chief Minister of Jharkhand, an east Indian state, is the head of the Government of Jharkhand. As per the Constitution of India, the Governor of Jharkhand is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[1]

Since Jharkhand's creation in 2000, when it was carved out from the hilly southern districts of Bihar, six people have served as the state's chief minister, half of whom belong to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including Babulal Marandi, the inaugural officeholder. His party-mate Arjun Munda is the longest-serving chief minister—over five years, across three terms. Two chief ministers come from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), namely Shibu Soren and his son Hemant Soren. The state has also been governed by an independent, Madhu Koda. In between their reigns, the state has also been under President's rule thrice.

The BJP's Raghubar Das is the incumbent chief minister, following his swearing-in on 28 December 2014.

Chief Ministers of Jharkhand

Colour key for parties
  Bharatiya Janata Party
  Independent
  Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
  N/A (President's rule)
Jharkhand's longest-serving chief minister, Arjun Munda, has held office for over five years, across three terms.
The President Standard. President's rule has been imposed in Jharkhand on three occasions, the latest ending in 2013.
Jharkhand's fifth chief minister, Hemant Soren
No Name
(constituency) 		Term Party[a] Assembly composition
1 Babulal Marandi
Ramgarh 		15 November 2000 – 17 March 2003
(852 days) 		Bharatiya Janata Party rowspan=2 width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | BJP: 32
JMM: 12
INC: 11
RJD: 9
JD(U): 8
Others: 9
2 Arjun Munda
Kharsawan 		18 March 2003 – 2 March 2005
(715 days)
3 Shibu Soren 2 March 2005 – 12 March 2005
(10 days) 		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Jharkhand Mukti Morcha/meta/color" | Total: 80
BJP: 30
JMM: 17
INC: 9
RJD: 7
JD(U): 6
Others: 12
(2) Arjun Munda
Kharsawan 		12 March 2005 – 14 September 2006
(555 days) 		Bharatiya Janata Party width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" |
4 Madhu Koda
Jaganathpur 		14 September 2006 – 23 August 2008[2]
(709 days) 		Independent width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Independent/meta/color" |
(3) Shibu Soren 27 August 2008 – 18 January 2009
(144 days) 		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Jharkhand Mukti Morcha/meta/color" |
– Vacant[b]
(President's rule) 		19 January 2009 – 29 December 2009
(344 days) 		N/A
(3) Shibu Soren 30 December 2009 – 31 May 2010
(152 days) 		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Jharkhand Mukti Morcha/meta/color" | BJP: 18
JMM: 18
INC: 13
JVM(P): 11
AJSU: 6
RJD: 5
Others: 10
– Vacant[b]
(President's rule) 		1 June 2010 – 11 September 2010
(102 days) 		N/A
(2) Arjun Munda
Kharsawan 		11 September 2010 – 18 January 2013
(860 days) 		Bharatiya Janata Party width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" |
– Vacant[b]
(President's rule) 		18 January 2013 – 12 July 2013
(175 days) 		N/A
5 Hemant Soren
Dumka 		13 July 2013 – 28 December 2014
(533 days) 		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Jharkhand Mukti Morcha/meta/color" |
6 Raghubar Das
Jamshedpur East 		28 December 2014
(3616 days) 		Bharatiya Janata Party width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | BJP: 42
AJSU: 5
JMM: 19
INC: 7
JVM(P): 2
Others: 6

Notes and References

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Notes
  1. ^ This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
  2. ^ a b c President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[3]
References
  1. ^ Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Jharkhand as well.
  2. ^ http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/archived-stories/Koda-resigns-Soren-may-take-over-today/Article1-333154.aspx
  3. ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.
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