The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will contest the upcoming assembly elections in Jharkhand in alliance with the AJSU Party and Janata Dal (United), Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Saturday.
Sarma, the BJP’s co-in-charge for the Jharkhand elections, said that the seat-sharing agreement with the allies is nearly complete.
“The BJP will contest the Jharkhand elections in alliance with AJSU Party and JD(U). The seat-sharing agreement has been finalized for 99 percent of the seats. Discussions are ongoing for the remaining one or two seats, and it will be resolved soon,” he told reporters in Ranchi.
A formal announcement regarding the alliance is expected after ‘Pitri Paksha,’ which concludes on October 2.
Elections for the 81-member assembly in Jharkhand are scheduled for later this year.