Latest News :- Elections are going to be held in two phases on a total of 81 seats in Jharkhand state. The first phase of elections will be held on 13 November. At present there is a coalition government under the leadership of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soran. All India parties like JMM, Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) are contesting elections here. In such a situation, there is a tussle in the Bharat alliance of the state regarding the distribution of seats. Chief Minister Hemant Soran yesterday announced that out of the total 81 seats, JMM and Congress will contest 70 seats and the remaining 11 seats have been reserved for RJD and Left parties. RJD opposed this.

RJD spokesperson Manoj Kumar said, we can defeat BJP in 15 to 18 constituencies without any help. But both JMM and Congress parties have taken an arbitrary decision regarding seat sharing without consulting us. Criticizing him, he said, you cannot take all decisions like 2-minute noodles.

Congress President Ghulam Ahmed said, all the parties of the alliance were continuously discussing the selection of candidates. The allocation of constituencies is decided on the basis of the success of the candidates. He said, “There is no dissatisfaction with anyone regarding block distribution.