“Shibu Soren’s son couldn’t live without a post for three months. A special vacancy was created when none existed. On the contrary, lakhs of talented youth are waiting for vacant positions to be filled across different departments. Lakhs of youth are waiting for jobs, but a sitting chief minister was removed without a reason,” said Marandi, the first chief minister of Jharkhand.
But the seat isn’t just a prestige battle for the JMM. It is in Dumka that Babulal Marandi beat Shibu Soren in 1998 and 1999, and the Jharkhand BJP chief is now spearheading the party’s campaign in the seat.