Tribal titan Shibu Soren: A legacy of energy, struggles and controversies

He served as chief minister of Jharkhand 3 times — in March 2005 (for simply 10 days from 2-11 March), 27 August 2008 to 12 January 2009, and from 30 December 2009 to 31 Could 2010.

Every time period was short-lived because of the fragile nature of coalition politics within the state.

In June 2007, Soren survived an assassination try when bombs have been hurled at his convoy close to Dumaria village in Deoghar district whereas he was being escorted to jail in Dumka, after showing in a courtroom in Giridih, underlining the excessive stakes and unstable setting surrounding his political life.

But, his political dominance in Jharkhand politics endured, each by his private enchantment and thru his social gathering, which he continues to steer as founding patron.

Soren served because the JMM’s chief for 38 years till April 2025, when he was made the social gathering’s founding patron. His son, Hemant Soren, who had served as govt president, was elected JMM president.

The social gathering is presently a member of the opposition INDIA bloc on the nationwide degree.

Shibu Soren’s private life has additionally been carefully tied to his political narrative.

He’s survived by spouse Roopi Soren, three sons and daughter Anjani, who’s the social gathering’s Odisha unit head.

His elder son Durga Soren died in Could 2009.

The opposite son Hemant Soren, has carried ahead the household’s political legacy and presently serves because the chief minister of Jharkhand, having held the place throughout a number of phrases.

His youngest son Basant Soren is a legislator.

For a lot of in Jharkhand, Shibu Soren stays an emblem of their long-fought wrestle for identification and self-rule — a legacy that continues by the following era.