Counting of votes has begun in 81 seats of Jharkhand. In the trend, the JMM alliance is ahead on 50 seats. This figure is 9 seats more than the majority of 41. The BJP alliance is ahead on 29 seats. It is ahead on the other 2 seats. Voting was held on 13 and 20 November in 81 seats of the state, in which 68% voting took place. This is the highest voting percentage so far. The majority figure to form the government here is 41. In the 2019 assembly elections, JMM won 30 seats, Congress 16 and RJD one seat. There was an alliance of the three parties. After that, JMM leader Hemant Soren became the Chief Minister. BJP got 25 seats.
Counting updates…
- Hemant’s wife Kalpana Soren is trailing by 5,000 votes from Gandey seat. Four ministers of Soren’s cabinet Deepika Pandey Singh, Banna Gupta, Mithilesh Thakur and Rameshwar Ora are trailing.2. BJP veteran and five-time MLA Neelkand Munda is trailing from Khunti, while JMM’s Ramsurya Munda is ahead.3. Former CM and BJP candidate Champai Soren is trailing from Seraikela.8 exit polls, BJP alliance government in four
This time, after the completion of voting for the assembly elections, 8 exit polls have come in Jharkhand. Out of these, the BJP alliance is expected to form the government in four while the Bharatiya alliance is expected to form the government in two. The remaining 2 exit polls have shown the possibility of a three-way assembly.
Congress leaders begin meeting
Congress leaders have begun a meeting after India took a lead in early trends.
State Congress in-charge Ghulam Ahmed Mir, state party observers Tariq Anwar, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Krishna Allavuru and former state Congress chief Rajesh Thakur held a meeting in Ranchi while the counting of votes was underway.
BJP will definitely form the government: Sanjay Seth
Union Minister and BJP leader Sanjay Seth said, “This is a new sunrise for Jharkhand. I say with full confidence that this number will cross 50. The chariot of change is now turning into a tsunami. You will see that after 12 o’clock the number of seats here will cross 50 because there are only 81 seats. There is a huge tsunami in favor of NDA in Jharkhand.
Shibu Soren’s elder daughter-in-law is trailing from Jamtara :
From Jamtara, Minister Dr. Irfan Ansari is leading by 7500 votes in the second round. BJP candidate and JMM supremo Shibu Soren’s elder daughter-in-law Sita Soren is trailing. Sita joined BJP before the Lok Sabha elections. She lost the Lok Sabha elections from Dumka.
Behind Hemant’s ministers in Jamshedpur West :
Minister and Congress candidate from Jamshedpur West Banna Gupta is behind, JDU’s Saryu Rai is ahead. In 2019, Saryu Rai contested as an independent from Jamshedpur East and defeated the then Chief Minister Raghubar Das.
Hemant Soren’s wife leading from Gandey seat :
CM Hemant Soren’s wife Kalpana Soren is leading from Gandey seat. Kalpana had registered a resounding victory in the by-election on this seat. She has emerged as the star campaigner of JMM. Opposing her is BJP’s Muniya Devi. Two-time MLA Amar Bauri is trailing from Bokaro’s Chandan Kiari seat. He is also considered the CM face of BJP. JMM’s Umakant Rajak is ahead.
#WATCH | Ranchi | As the couting of votes is underway in Jharkhand and Maharashtra elections, BJP spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo says, "Not only the counting of votes has started in Jharkhand but a new era is also starting with the end of misrule of Soren govt. Hemant Soren is on… pic.twitter.com/uQzYaIgUI1
— ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2024
VIDEO | "It is a new sunrise for Jharkhand. I am saying this with full confidence that this tally will go beyond 50. The chariot of 'parivartan' (change) is now turning into a tsunami. You will see that after 12 pm, the seat tally will cross 50. The scope is less here as there… pic.twitter.com/Rz6AxaKM6O
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 23, 2024
