Ranchi: Shibu Soren, heading a five-party coalition, was on Wednesday sworn in as Jharkhand chief minister for the third time by Governor K Sankanarayanan.
The 65-year-old Soren was administered oath of office and secrecy by the governor at the Morabadi ground in Ranchi.
BJP Jharkhand unit president Raghubar Das and AJSU chief Sudesh Mahato were sworn in as ministers along with Soren.
Soren had staked claim to form the government on December 25 with the support of the BJP-JD(U) combine, AJSU and Jharkhand Janadhikar Manch having a total of 44 MLAs in the 81-member Assembly and was invited
by the Governor the next day to form the government.
He has been asked to prove majority on the floor of the House by January 8.
After taking oath, Soren said his topmost priority was to eradicate poverty and provide irrigation facilities to farmers.
"Pet mein anaj, khet mein pani (eradication of poverty and irrigation for farmers)," he said when asked about his priorities.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi were prominent BJP leaders present at the swearing in.
Karuna Shukla, BJP national Vice-president and incharge of Jharkhand was also present.
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