BJP’s infiltration pitch fails to make a dent in Jharkhand; Himanta, who led campaign, says ‘deeply painful, fought with a vision’ | Political Pulse News
Hemant Soren is set to return as Jharkhand chief minister after the INDIA bloc, powered by his Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, took the lead in 56 of 81 Assembly constituencies in the state. With counting still underway until 7 pm, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party seems set to win 21 seats – four less than the last assembly election. With a vote share of 33.26 per cent in the 68 seats it contested, it managed to win only one tribal reserved seat. With its allies AJSU leading in one seat out of the 10 it contested, and the LJP (Ramvilas) leading in the only seat where it fought, the NDA is set to get 23 seats. One of the most notable setbacks was faced by AJSU party chief Sudesh Mahato, who lost from Silli. Other key defeats were Sita Soren from Jamtara; Sunil Soren from Dumka; Madhu Koda’s wife Geeta Koda from Jagannathpur; and Seema Munda, former Union Minister Arjun Munda’s wife, from Potka. For the BJP, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Jharkhand election in-charge, …

