BJP’s infiltration pitch fails to make a dent in Jharkhand; Himanta, who led campaign, says ‘deeply painful, fought with a vision’ In Santhal Pargana division, which has 18 seats and where this discourse was the most pronounced, the NDA won only one Hemant Soren is set to return as the Jharkhand Chief Minister after the INDIA bloc, powered by his Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), took the lead in 56 of the 81 Assembly constituencies in the state.
With its allies AJSU winning one seat out of the 10 it contested, the LJP (Ram Vilas) winning the only seat where it fought, and the JD(U) winning one of the two where it fielded candidates, the NDA’s total tally was 24 The JMM won 34 seats, four more than its 2019 tally, while the Congress retained its count of 16. Among the other INDIA bloc allies, the RJD got 4 and the CPI (M-L) (L) won 2.
The victory is a shot in the arm for Soren, who spent time in jail earlier this year in an alleged money laundering case, and had to work on keeping his flock together after his release on bail. With 200-plus rallies, he and his wife Kalpana sought votes in favour of their welfare schemes: Maiyya Samman spare them politically).” this discourse was the most pronounced, the NDA won only one seat.
In Palamu division, which has nine seats, the BJP won four. In North Chotanagpur, which has 25 seats, BJP and its allies won 14. In South Chotanagpur area, which has 15 seats, the BJP won two; and in Kolhan area with 14 seats, the BJP and its allies won three. One of the most notable setbacks was of AJSU party chief Sudesh Mahato, who lost from Silli. The other key defeats were Sita Soren from Jamtara; Sunil Soren from Dumka; Madhu Koda’s wife Geeta Koda from Jagannathpur; and Meera Munda, former Union Minister Arjun Munda’s wife, from Potka.
Out of 2.61 crore eligible voters, 1.76 crore voted in the Assembly elections, with the turnout at 67.74%. However, it was the women voters, with a turnout of 70.46%, who stood out, indicating the resonance of the Maiyya Samman Yojna.