Wednesday, March 2 2005 14:05 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Ranchi: Jharkhand Governor today (Mar 2, 2005) invited JMM (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha) chief Shibu Soren to form the Government, a Rajbhavan communique said.

"The Governor, under Section 164(1) of the Constitution appointed Shibu Soren as the Chief Minister," the communique said.

Governor Syed Sibtey Razi has asked Shibu Soren to prove his majority on the floor of the House by March 21.

Soren will be sworn at 16:45 hrs (IST).

Earlier, Soren told reporters that he had submitted a list of 42 MLAs to the Governor.