On November 23, as the Election Commission of India counted votes for the Jharkhand elections, the ruling Mukti Morcha-led alliance was proclaimed the victor in 13 assembly seats, while its alliance partners, the Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), each took home one seat. Chief Minister Hemant Soren was leading from Barhait by more over 26,000 votes, while Gamliyel Hembrom of the BJP was his closest opponent in the seat.
According to information on the Election Commission of India website, Kalpana Soren was in the lead in the Gandey constituency with over 8,000 votes up until the 18th round.
All 81 assembly seats were up for election in the state’s two phases on November 13 and 20. The voter participation in Jharkhand was 67.74 percent in both stages, with 68.95 percent in the second phase.
Hemant Soren, the chief minister, Babulal Marandi of the BJP, and Sudesh Mahto of AJSU are notable contenders. While Congress leader and Jharkhand chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir has claimed that the JMM coalition will win more than half of the seats, Marandi has predicted that the NDA will win more than 51 seats.
The political climate in Jharkhand has changed significantly in the last many years. Champai Soren temporarily took charge after Chief Minister Hemant Soren resigned and was imprisoned. Champai Soren unexpectedly joined the state’s biggest opposition party, the BJP, after being freed.
Despite a powerful Modi wave, the BJP suffered a significant defeat in the 2019 assembly elections, winning just 25 seats. The JMM-Congress coalition, on the other hand, won a landslide win and formed the majority administration. This change signaled a sea change in the political landscape of the state.
To supervise the post-election situations in Jharkhand, the grand old party has designated observers Tariq Anwar, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, and Krishna Allavuru.
Key updates on Jharkhand election result:
· The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the INDIA bloc, two significant alliances, fought each other in the Jharkhand election. Prominent figures who aggressively campaigned to ensure a victory for their parties, such as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, BJP president JP Nadda, chief minister Hemant Soren, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, backed both sides. Influencing voters and ensuring their alliances won were the goals of their efforts.
· Hemant Soren’s Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) battled during the campaign over a number of issues, including accusations of corruption, immigration concerns, and tribal rights.
· In the Jharkhand assembly elections, the BJP ran for 68 seats. Its allies, the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), led by Chirag Paswan, ran for one seat, the Janata Dal (United) of Bihar, which is led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, ran for two seats, and the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) ran for ten seats.
· The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is running for 41 seats in the Jharkhand assembly elections, followed by the Congress with 30 seats, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) with six seats, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) with four seats.
· The BJP won 25 seats and the JMM-Congress-RJD combination won 47 of 81 seats in the 2019 Jharkhand Assembly elections.
· According to the majority of exit polls, the BJP-led coalition would win 42–53 seats in the Jharkhand assembly. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), the alliance led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, is expected to win, according to the Axis My India exit poll.
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