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About Raghubar Das

He became the tenth Chief Minister of Jharkhand on 28 December 2014.
He is the first non-tribal Chief Minister of Jharkhand since the state came into being on 15 November 2000.
He is a five-time MLA from East Jamshedpur
In August 2014, he was elected as BJP national vice president

He also served as BJP President in Jharkhand
After the 2009 Assembly elections, he was appointed as the deputy chief minister in the Shibu Soren government
He had served as a minister in Jharkhand in the governments led by Babulal Marandi, Arjun Munda
He held portfolios of finance, labour and urban development during his stint as cabinet minister

He belongs to the influential Vaishya community
Das, during his education days at the Jamshedpur Co-operative College was an active student union leader
He joined the student movement launched by Loknayak Jaiprakash Narayan in 1974
He was born on 3 May 1955 in Bhalubasa area of Jamshedpur
Jharkhand as a state has seen ten Chief Ministers including Das since its creation in 2000.
Jharkhand has also witnessed three stints of President's Rule
The first Chief Minister of Jharkhand was Babulal Marandi
The 9th Chief Minister of Jharkhand was Hemant Soren