# List of chief ministers of Jharkhand

The chief minister of Jharkhand is the chief executive of the Indian state of Jharkhand. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the legislative assembly, the state's 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 the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.
Seven people have served as the state's chief minister since Jharkhand's formation on 15 November 2000. Half of them, including the inaugural officeholder Babulal Marandi and Arjun Munda, represented the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Hemant Soren, from the JMM, is the longest-serving chief minister. Three chief ministers, Shibu Soren, his son Hemant Soren, and Champai Soren, represented the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). Shibu Soren's first term ended in just ten days, as he could not prove that he had the support of a majority of the house and was forced to resign. The state has also been governed by Madhu Koda, one of the few independents to become the chief minister of any state. In between their reigns, the state has also been under President's rule three times. Raghubar Das, of the BJP, was the first non-tribal and first chief minister to complete a full term in the state. Hemant Soren of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is the incumbent chief minister.

## Chief ministers

| # | Name | Constituency | Term | Term | Term | Assembly (election) | Ministry | Party |
| 1 | Babulal Marandi | Ramgarh | 15 November 2000 | 18 March 2003 | 2 years, 123 days | 1st (2000 election) | Marandi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Arjun Munda | Kharsawan | 18 March 2003 | 2 March 2005 | 1 year, 349 days | 1st (2000 election) | Munda I | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Shibu Soren | did not contest | 2 March 2005 | 12 March 2005 | 10 days | 2nd (2005 election) | Shibu I | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| (2) | Arjun Munda | Kharsawan | 12 March 2005 | 18 September 2006 | 1 year, 190 days | 2nd (2005 election) | Munda II | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | Madhu Koda | Jaganathpur | 18 September 2006 | 27 August 2008 | 1 year, 343 days | 2nd (2005 election) | Koda | Independent |
| (3) | Shibu Soren | did not contest | 27 August 2008 | 19 January 2009 | 145 days | 2nd (2005 election) | Shibu II | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 19 January 2009 | 30 December 2009 | 345 days | | | N/A |
| (3) | Shibu Soren | Jamtara | 30 December 2009 | 1 June 2010 | 153 days | 3rd (2009 election) | Shibu III | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 1 June 2010 | 11 September 2010 | 102 days | 3rd (2009 election) | | N/A |
| (2) | Arjun Munda | Kharsawan | 11 September 2010 | 18 January 2013 | 2 years, 129 days | 3rd (2009 election) | Munda III | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 18 January 2013 | 13 July 2013 | 176 days | 3rd (2009 election) | | N/A |
| 5 | Hemant Soren | Dumka | 13 July 2013 | 28 December 2014 | 1 year, 168 days | 3rd (2009 election) | Hemant I | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 6 | Raghubar Das | Jamshedpur East | 28 December 2014 | 29 December 2019 | 5 years, 1 day | 4th (2014 election) | Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| (5) | Hemant Soren | Barhait | 29 December 2019 | 2 February 2024 | 4 years, 35 days | 5th (2019 election) | Hemant II | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 7 | Champai Soren | Seraikella | 2 February 2024 | 4 July 2024 | 153 days | 5th (2019 election) | Champai | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| (5) | Hemant Soren | Barhait | 4 July 2024 | 28 November 2024 | 243 days | 5th (2019 election) | Hemant III | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| (5) | Hemant Soren | Barhait | 28 November 2024 | Incumbent | 243 days | 6th (2024 election) | Hemant IV | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |

## Statistics

* Bharatiya Janata Party (54.63%)
* Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (30.24%)
* Independent (8.05%)
* President's Rule (7.08%)
| # | Chief Minister | Party | Party | Term of office | Term of office |
| # | Chief Minister | Party | Party | Longest continuous term | Total duration of chief ministership |
| 1 | Hemant Soren* | | JMM* | 4 years, 35 days* | 6 years, 81 days* |
| 2 | Arjun Munda | | BJP | 2 years, 129 days | 5 years, 307 days |
| 3 | Raghubar Das | | BJP | 5 years, 1 day | 5 years, 1 day |
| 4 | Babulal Marandi | | BJP | 2 years, 123 days | 2 years, 123 days |
| 5 | Madhu Koda | | IND | 1 year, 343 days | 1 year, 343 days |
| 6 | Shibu Soren | | JMM | 153 days | 308 days |
| 7 | Champai Soren | | JMM | 153 days | 153 days |