The Jharkhand statehood movement was anchored in the “Jharkhandi” identity acquiring different dimensions over a period of 65 years. However, with the state formation in 2000, the identity question was relocated mostly to the civil society from the political space. But, at least since 2019, Hemant Soren has reintroduced the Jharkhandi identity back in the political discourse of Jharkhand by demanding a separate Sarna religion for Adivasis, 1932 land records as the basis of domicile and reservation in state jobs beyond “accepted” limits. A possible implication of this move is the consolidation of the Moolvasi (Adivasi and Sadan) votes for the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.