New Delhi: Former Chief Minister Champai Soren and 10 other leaders of the JMM-led coalition were sworn in as ministers in the Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand on Monday. Champai Soren had resigned from his position as Chief Minister on July 3. The oath of office and secrecy was administered by Jharkhand Governor C P Radhakrishnan at a ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan.New faces in cabinetThe 12-member cabinet, including the Chief Minister, features several new faces. Among them are Irfan Ansari, Congresss MLA from Jamtara, Deepika Pandey Singh, Congresss MLA from Mahagama, and Baidynath Ram, JMMs MLA from Latehar. Rams inclusion is notable as he had previously been excluded from the ministerial list in Champai Sorens cabinet, which he had described as an insult.Several ministers retained their positions in the new cabinet. These include Rameshwar Oraon and Banna Gupta from Congress, as well as JMMs Mithilesh Kumar Thakur, Hafizul Hasan, Dipak Birua, and Bebi Devi. Notably, Satyanand Bhokta from RJD continues to serve as a minister.झारखंड विधानसभा में संबोधन ! pic.twitter.com/YxY8OhZS4Q— Champai Soren (@ChampaiSoren) July 8, 2024Hemant Soren wins trust voteEarlier in the day, the Hemant Soren government secured a trust vote in the Jharkhand Assembly on July 8. The motion was supported by 45 MLAs from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led coalition, with no votes against it, as the Opposition walked out and did not participate in the voting. During the debate on the motion, Hemant Soren criticized the Opposition BJP, accusing them of misusing central agencies. Hemant Sorens legal battlesHemant Soren was released from jail on June 28 after the Jharkhand High Court granted him bail in a money laundering case related to an alleged land scam. He had resigned as Chief Minister shortly before his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on January 31.