The grand alliance comprising JVM-Congress-RJD is all set form the next government in the state of Jharkhand. The alliance has already won 44 of the 81 seats for which polling was held in five-phase between November 30 and December 20. The BJP had won 22 seats while the AJSU Party claimed 2 seats. Addressing reporters at his residence in Ranchi, JMM working president and Mahagathbandhan’s CM candidates, Hemant Soren said he is thankful to people of Jharkhand for giving a clear mandate to the alliance headed by his party. Congress leader RPN Singh said that the alliance will form the government under Hemant Soren’s leadership. “There is no doubt about it. Hemant Soren will be the CM. We have assured him (Soren) even before we forged the alliance with the JMM. PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and UP’s CM Yogi tried to raise the temperature by taking their campaign at a new low,” he said. Meanwhile, Hemant Soren has won both the Barhait seat and Dumka seat. BJP leader and Chief Minister Raghubar Das lost from Jamshedpur East. Saryu Roy, who quit the BJP ahead if the polls, defeated Das by a significant margin. In the previous Assembly elections held in 2014, the BJP-led alliance had won a comfortable majority and formed the government under the leadership of Raghubar Das.
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PM Narendra Modi congratulated the JMM-Congress alliance for victory in the Jharkhand assembly elections. In a tweet, the PM said,"Congratulations to Hemant Soren Ji and the JMM-led alliance for the victory in the Jharkhand polls. Best wishes to them in serving the state."
BJP president Amit Shah said on Monday his party respects the mandate of Jharkhand voters, as it lost to the rival JMM-Congress alliance in the assembly elections.
In a tweet, Shah also expressed his gratitude to the people of Jharkhand for giving the BJP a chance to govern the state for five years and asserted that his party remains committed to its development.
"It is my defeat, not of BJP," Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said on assembly poll trends. The allinace of JMM, Congress and RJD seem all set to form the government in Jharkhand.
The result of Jharkhand Assembly polls that has come today clearly states that people are with non-BJP parties. After Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, people have decided to keep BJP away from power in Jharkhand also, says Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar.
I thank voters of Jharkhand for a clear mandate. For me, today is a day to take pledge to serve people of Jharkhand. Thank Guruji (Shibu Soren), Laluji, Soniaji, Rahulji and Priyankaji for showing faith in me, says Hemant Soren
Former Jharkhand minister Saryu Roy has taken big lead over CM Raghubar Das from Jamshedpur East seat. Roy is now ahead by 7484 votes.
As per official Election Commission trends, BJP is currently leading on 24 seats and Congress-JMM-RJD alliance on 46 seats (JMM 29, Congress 14 and RJD 3).
JMM's Hemant Soren is leading from Barhait assembly constituency by margin of 11,668 votes and from Dumka seat by 2,750 votes.
Former CM and JVM(P) chief, Babulal Marandi leading on Dhanwar seat by 18,645 votes.
AJSU party's Sudesh Mahto leading on Silli by 17,125 votes, JMM's Seema Devi trailing.
Saryu Roy, independent candidate from Jamshedpur East, is leading against CM Raghubar Das. He said, "I will remain as an independent candidate and support or oppose the policies of government on its merit."
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's (JMM) Hemant Soren at former Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren's residence in Ranchi.
Former minister Saryu Roy has extended his lead against CM Raghubar Das on Jamshedpur East seat. Roy is now ahead by 4643 votes.
CM and JVM(P) chief Babulal Marandi is now leading on Dhanwar seat by over 18000 votes. His nearest rival and sitting legislator Rajkumar Yadav has secured just 11538 votes while Marandi has got over 30000 votes.
Jharkhand CM and BJP candidate from Jamshedpur East, Raghubar Das, is still trailing. Independent candidate Saryu Rai is leading by 4643 votes. The BJP has, however, has bounced back with lead on 32 seats.
JMM leader Hemant Soren is trailing on Dumka seat by 461 votes and leading on Barhait by 9948 votes. As per the latest updates, the Congress-led alliance is leading on 39 seats while the BJP is ahead on 32 seats.
Shiv Sena leader attacked the BJP and said that it was expected. The BJP is currently leading on 33 seats while the Congress alliance is leading on 38 seats and appears to be on course to form the government.
Former CM Babulal Marandi has now taken a huge lead in Dhanwar. He has got 25417 votes whereas his nearest rival Raj Kumar Yadav has got 10745. Raj Kumar Yadav is a sitting legislator from Dhanwar.
Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das is trailing from Jamshedpur. He has got 18874 votes while independent candidate Saryu Roy has secured 23517 votes. Counting is underway.
As per official Election Commission trends, BJP is currently leading on 31 seats and Congress-JMM-RJD alliance on 40 seats (JMM 23, Congress 13 and RJD 4). The counting of votes is underway.
BJP leader and sitting MLA from Bokaro, Biranchi Narayan, is currently trailing but the gap has narrowed in the last few rounds. He has got 43079 votes while Congress leader Shweta Singh has secured 47184 votes. Earlier, Singh was leading by over 9000 votes but the margin has now come down.
The trends are out for all 81 seats. The Congress-JMM alliance is leading on 38 seats while the BJP is leading on 29 seats. The majority mark is 41, which the Congress-led alliance appears to be crossing.
Independent candidate from Jamshedpur East, Saryu Rai, is leading against Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das. Speaking on the latest numbers, Rai says, "Lead of about 1500-2000 will continue in the coming rounds of counting. I could win by a margin of 30,000 votes".
AJSU chief Sudesh Mahto is leading by 10400 votes against JMM candidate Seema Devi on Silli Assembly constituency. Mahto had lost 2014 election from Silli.
Former Jharkhand CM and JVM(P) chief Babulal Marandi leading from Dhanwar seat by 5,980 votes.
Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das on Saryu Roy, "Had Saryu Rao caused damage, I would not have received the votes, which I did so far. Let me clearly state that we're not only winning but we'll also form government under the leadership of BJP in the state." Roy is contesting against the CM from Jamshedpur East.
Jharkhand CM and BJP candidate from Jamshedpur East Raghubar Das said, "These trends are not the final word. There are more rounds of counting to be held. It will not be correct to comment on these trends. I will hold a press conference later in Ranchi."
Congress's Jharkhand in-charge, RPN Singh said, "We were confident that Jharkhand will give clear majority to our alliance. Trends are good but I won't make comment until final result. We've clearly said that Hemant Soren will be CM candidate of our alliance."
JMM's Hemant Soren is leading from Dumka seat by 2,463 votes and Barhait by 8,616 votes.
JMM: - 24
Congress:- 13
RJD:- 5
BJP:- 28
AJSU Party:- 3
JVM(P):- 4
NCP:-1
JMM leader and opposition's CM candidate Hemand Soren is trailing in Dumka by 5,381 votes and leading in Barhait by 5,319 votes.
Chief Minister Raghubar Das is ahead by just 137 votes on Jamshedpur East seat. Das's former cabinet colleague Saryu Roy is giving him a tough fight on the seat. Raghubar Das has represented the seat five times
JMM's Hemant Soren has taken a huge lead of 5319 votes over BJP's Simon Malto on Barhet Assembly seat. However, Soren is trailing against Louis Marandi on Dumka seat.
JVM(P)'s candidate from Dhanwar, Babulal Marandi said that the results are not as per expectation. "We will have to accept people's mandate. We will play the role which people's mandate has given us. Let the results come, then we will sit and discuss what to do," he said.
According to the Election Commission trends, the JMM is ahead on 26 seats, Congress on 11 and RJD on 5. The BJP is leading in 28 seats.
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led alliance has gone beyond the halfway mark of 41 in the 81-member Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. The grand alliance in Jharkhand comprises JMM, Congress and RJD. JMM working president Hemant Soren is set to become CM again.
AJSU chief Sudesh Mahto trailing in Silli. It falls in the Ranchi district and part of the Ranchi Lok Sabha constituency. The seat is being held by JMM's Seema Devi.
Congress' Purnima Niraj Singh leading from Jharia. State BJP chief Laxman Gilua trailing from Chakradharpur. Neera Yadav (BJP) trailing in Koderma.
In Dumka, JMM leader and former CM Hemant Soren is trailing behind BJP's Louis Marandi by over 6,000 votes.