The BJP unveiled its first list of 66 candidates for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections on Saturday. The party has fielded its state president, Babulal Marandi, from Dhanwar, and former Chief Minister Champai Soren from Saraikela. Among the notable names is Sita Soren, the sister-in-law of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and JMM leader, who has been selected to contest from Jamtara.
Also featured in the list are Geeta Kora and former Union minister Sudarshan Bhagat. The assembly polls are set to be held in two phases on November 13 and 20, with the counting of votes scheduled for November 23. The BJP will contest 68 of the 81 assembly seats, with the remaining reserved for its allies.
Babulal Marandi, who had secured the Dhanwar seat in Giridih in 2019 as a candidate of the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik), is now contesting under the BJP banner. He won the 2019 election by a margin of 17,550 votes, defeating Lakshman Prasad Singh of the BJP.
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Champai Soren, who had previously represented Seraikela for the JMM, joined the BJP in late August after citing dissatisfaction with the JMM’s leadership. His entry into the BJP has been seen as a strategic move to bolster the party’s support among the Scheduled Tribes, traditionally a JMM stronghold. Soren briefly served as chief minister earlier this year following Hemant Soren’s resignation amidst legal troubles, but stepped down in July, allowing Hemant Soren to return to office after securing bail.
Geeta Kora, who had been the lone Congress MP in Jharkhand,
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