Sita Soren is an Indian politician serving in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly as a Member from the Jama constituency. |
She is the daughter-in-law of Shibu Soren, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief, and the wife of Durga Soren. |
Sita Soren holds the position of National general secretary within the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. |
Following her husband's passing in 2009, Sita Soren entered politics with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, securing the MLA position from the Jama constituency. |
Since 2009, Sita has consecutively won the MLA seat from the Jama constituency, including in 2019. |
In 2021, Sita founded an NGO named Durga Soren Sena to honor her husband, with assistance from her daughters Rajshree and Vijayshree. |
Sita Soren has been known to make critical remarks about her family members, including Hemant Soren. |
During Hemant Soren's arrest in January 2024, Sita caused a split in the party's MLAs. |
Certain senior MLAs advocated for Hemant's wife, Kalpana Soren, to become the next chief minister. |
Sita and a faction of MLAs, although from the same party, protested the decision by boycotting the meeting. |
In an interview, Sita expressed her belief that she was more deserving of the chief minister position than Kalpana. |