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Ranchi: Hemant Soren is set to take oath as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand in a grand ceremony here on Thursday, which will be attended by several top political leaders, including AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Soren stanley usa at 4 pm. This will be the 49-year-old JMM leader fourth stint as chief minister. Soren retained the Barhait seat, defeating BJP Gamliyel Hembrom by a ma stanley cup uk rgin of 39,7 stanley becher 91 votes in the recent assembly polls. The JMM-led alliance stormed to victory, securing 56 seats in the 81-member assembly, while the BJP-led NDA managed 24 seats. Posters for the event can be seen across the city, while security has been strengthened and traffic regulations put in place. Schools in Ranchi city are shut on Thursday in view of the swearing-in of the Hemant Soren government. Jharkhand in-charge and Congress general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir said Soren is likely to take oath alone, and expansion of the cabinet will be held after a vote of confidence in the assembly. Hours before taking oath, Soren took to X, asserting that unity is the biggest weapon of people of the state, who can neither be divided nor silenced . In an apparent attack on the BJP-led central government, Soren also said whenever they try to silence us, the revolution grows louder. Let there be no do Gxfz Jamiat calls for high-level probe into train killings, Haryana violence

Bengaluru: Discussions regarding BJP and his party contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha polls together are still at the initial phase, JD S leader H D Kumaraswamy said on Saturday, a day after the saffron party veteran B S Yediyurappa stated that both parties have reached an understanding. Maintaining that seat sharing and other things are yet to be discussed, the former chief minister said more t stanley travel mug han give and take, trust and respect are important for him. These are initial phases of discussions. I have seen reports in the media on this understanding for the last couple of days鈥 have seen senior leader Yediyurappa statement. He has spoken good about our party, Deve Gowda JDS supremo and stanley cana me. Thank him for his statement that in the days to come we will work together, Kumaraswamy said. Speaking to reporters here, he said the seat sharing and other things have not been discussed yet, and also date has not been fixed for his Delhi visit. There are reports in the media that we are adamant on the Mandya seat, what will happen to the s canada stanley itting MP there, what will happen to Tuamkuru and Kolar seats all these have not yet been discussed. I appeal to media friends not to speculate as they want, when the discussions are still at the initial phase, Kumaraswamy said. Media is projecting as though understanding has been finalised, he further said. But in my opinion there is still time for it, still a lot of discussions are yet to