BJP to contest 68 seats in Jharkhand assembly elections, allies get 13

The BJP will contest the polls in alliance with All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), Janata Dal-United (JDU) and Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas)

Published on: Oct 18, 2024, 14:14:19 IST

By Vishal Kant

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The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday announced seat sharing for the upcoming assembly polls, with the BJP set to contest 68 seats in the 81-member Jharkhand assembly.

Jharkhand will go to polls in two phases, on November 13 and November 20. (Himanta Biswa Sarma | Official X account)

The BJP will contest the polls in alliance with All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), Janata Dal-United (JDU) and Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas).

Announcing the seat sharing at a joint press conference with AJSU party at BJP state headquarters in Ranchi, Assam chief minister and BJP’s Jharkhand election co-incharge Himanta Biswa Sarma, said, “We have arrived at consensus that the AJSU will contest 10 seats, the JDU would contest two seats and LJP would contest one seat. The rest of the seats would be contested by BJP.”

AJSU chief Sudesh Mahto and other party leaders besides union agriculture minister Shivraj Chouhan and Jharkhand BJP chief Babulal Marandi were also present at the event.

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AJSU will contest Silli, Ramgarh, Gomia, Jugsalai (SC), Ichagarh, Lohardaga (ST), Pakur, Manoharpur (ST), Mandu and Dumri. The JDU would contest Jamsedhpur West and Tamar (ST) while the LJP (R) would contest Chatra (SC).

Sarma, however, underlined that the alliance partners could make one or two changes after assessing the ground situation following seat and candidate declaration of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc alliance.

Jharkhand will go to polls in two phases, on November 13 and November 20. The counting of votes will take place on November 23.

The current Jharkhand assembly’s term will end on January 5, 2025.

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Vishal Kant
Stationed in Ranchi, Vishal is heading the Jharkhand Bureau of Hindustan Times since November 2017. Besides leading the reporting team, Vishal tracks and writes on developments related to the state politics, economy and policy matters in Jharkhand. Prior to his current assignment, Vishal used to work in New Delhi after graduating from the University of Delhi. Vishal joined HT in the rank of Assistant Editor in August 2015 and was part of the Delhi Metro Bureau, covering a host of issues in the City-state including politics, policy---especially those related to urban traffic & transport infrastructure and railways. A native of Palamu district in Jharkhand, Vishal started his two-decade long career in the mainstream media in 2006. During this period, he has has worked in different capacity with a number of national media houses including the Financial Chronicle, India Today, Deccan Herald and The Hindu, before moving to the Hindustan Times. He holds the experience of having worked in three major mediums of mass communication--Print, Electronic and Digital. He is a proud father of two daughters.Read More

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