Hemant Soren: Not the first choice of his father Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) supremo Shibu Soren for inheriting his political legacy, Hemant Soren was groomed in politics after his elder brother Durga Soren died of suspected kidney failure in 2009.
He is currently in the eye of the storm in the wake of a crisis situation in Jharkhand where a threat to Hemant Soren being disqualified as an MLA has arisen.
As the BJP juggernaut rolls on with its impressive electoral wins, the propensity of legislators to fall prey to inducements of money and power leaves most non-BJP governments on thin ice
JMM working president and the leader of Opposition Hemant Soren is set to become the chief minister of Jharkhand again, with trends show that he is leading in both the seats Dumka and Barhait in the assembly elections on Monday. As the JMM-led alliance appeared set to cross the majority mark in the Jharkhand Assembly polls on Monday, the Congress exuded confidence that the alliance will form the government with Hemant Soren as chief minister.