Taking to social media X, Soren wrote in a post "I am deeply saddened by the news of the demise of Shri Mangal Munda ji, a descendant of Lord Birsa Munda, who was undergoing treatment at RIMS.
JMM executive president Hemant Soren took oath as the 14th Chief Minister of Jharkhand at a ceremony in Ranchi on Thursday, following the victory of the JMM-led alliance in the Assembly elections.
"I thank people for giving another opportunity to Hemant Soren and the INDIA alliance. Jharkhand's result has given a positive result for the country," Yadav said.
Congress Incharge of the State, Ghulam Ahmad Mir, said on Thursday that Priyanka Gandhi's arrival in parliament as MP will give "hope to the millions of people."
Former President of Jharkhand Congress, Rajesh Thakur, stated on Thursday that the trust of the people in Jharkhand and Wayanad contributed to the election victories of the Congress and JMM parties.
Congress leader BK Hariprasad on Thursday, speaking to ANI, stated that "things should not be done from a communal angle" in reference to the JPC's proposed Waqf Amendment Bill tenure extension.
"Last 5 years of his tenure were marked by corruption, allegations and scams, the CM himself had to go to jail, his number two of the cabinet, Alamgir Alam is still in prison so we hope CM takes lessons from the debacles of his last tenure," he told ANI.