Out On Bail, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren Meets PM Modi

After spending around five months in prison, Hemant Soren secured bail and became Jharkhand chief minister again on July 4.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, days after he took charge of the post again. माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री .@narendramodi जी से शिष्टाचार मुलाक़ात हुई। pic.twitter.com/jByrjWHsUw

Posting a picture on X from his meeting with the prime minister, Mr Soren said the meeting was a "courtesy call".

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) executive president had resigned as the chief minister before his arrest on January 31 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.