New Delhi. BJP has released the first list of 66 candidates for Jharkhand Assembly elections. In this list, BJP has expressed confidence in the old MLAs and has also given a chance to new faces. BJP state president Babulal Marandi will contest from Dhanwar, while Chief Minister and JMM leader Hemant Soren’s sister-in-law Sita Soren will contest from Jamtara. Whereas former Chief Minister Champai Soren, who left JMM and joined BJP, has been given ticket from Seraikela (reserved) seat. Champai Soren’s son Babulal Soren has been made the candidate from Ghatshila.
BJP releases first list of 66 candidates for Jharkhand assembly elections. (n/2)#JharkhandElections2024 #JharkhandAssemblyPolls #BJP pic.twitter.com/Bs3ht8Rf5K
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 19, 2024
BJP has fielded Geeta Koda, wife of former Chief Minister Madhu Koda, from Jaganathpur while Meera Munda, wife of former Union Minister Arjun Munda, has been fielded from Potka. Apart from these, Leader of Opposition Amar Bauri will contest from Chandankiyari and Geeta Balmuchu will contest from Chaibasa. Let us tell you that out of 81 assembly seats in Jharkhand, BJP will field its candidates on 68 seats. Out of which 66 have been announced today. Now BJP has to finalize its candidates on only 2 seats. Whereas BJP’s ally All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) will contest on 10 seats, JDU on 2 and Chirag Paswan’s LJP (Ram Vilas) on 1 seat.
#WATCH Ranchi, Jharkhand: BJP state president Babulal Marandi says, “Yesterday itself both the party (BJP-LJP) in charge were present and it was announced in front of you all that BJP-LJP will contest in alliance. All the talks have been done regarding the seats of the… pic.twitter.com/lR46WoVfPx
— ANI (@ANI) October 19, 2024
At the same time, BJP state president Babulal Marandi said that yesterday itself seat sharing was announced between BJP and its allies All Jharkhand Students Union, JDU and LJP (Ram Vilas), included in the NDA alliance. Just as we fought the Lok Sabha elections together under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, similarly we have decided to fight the Jharkhand Assembly elections together. Jharkhand has to be freed from the way JMM government has cheated the people of Jharkhand and looted them in the last five years and a better government has to be formed in the state because only when Jharkhand becomes strong will the country become strong.
