With the BJP losing power in Jharkhand to JMM-Congress-RJD alliance on Monday, Maharashtra BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Monday night called for recalibration in strategy for the states where the saffron party is facing a challenge from a united opposition bloc.
In 2014, Hemant Soren won a seat in the Jharkhand assembly and became the leader of the opposition. During his political ascendency, he was able to sideline JMM's senior leaders like Stephen Marandi, Simon Marandi and Hemlal Murmu, prompting them to quit the party.
The last two phases of the five-stage polling in Jharkhand were held after the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah had made a strong pitch in its support.
JMM working president Hemant Soren, who contested the election from two seats — Barhait and Dumka, has claimed victory in both the seats in the Jharkhand assembly election.
The perceived dissatisfaction with the style of functioning of Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and his bid to copy Lalu Prasad in running the government apparently led to BJP's defeat in Jharkhand.
The Jharkhand Election Results 2019 showed the JMM-Congress alliance heading towards a clear majority, while the ruling BJP gained somewhere close to 26 seats in the state. Chief Minister Raghubar Das is also facing defeat in Jamshedpur East, a seat he never lost before today. Here's a look at the factors that may have caused BJP defeat in Jharkhand Elections.
Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2019: Full list of winners: The results are clear, Jharkhand voters have given a thumbs down to BJP and voted in favour of Congress-Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Rashtriya Janata Dal combine. The coalition's chief ministerial candidate Hemant Soren secured victory from two seats, Dumka and Barhait. Incumbent CM Raghubar Das lost his seat of Jamshedpur East.
The Opposition alliance led by Hemant Soren's Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) appeared poised to win a majority in the 81-member assembly. According to figures published by the Election Commission, the Congress-JMM-RJD combine was leading on 47 seats, crossing the magic mark in the house.
In six of Jharkhand's Assembly constituencies the margin of win and defeat is below 500 and they can swing either way, by the time the final count is announced on Monday. In Bishnupur, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading with a thin margin of 121 votes, while in Borio the margin is even thinner..
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren is set to be the next chief minister of Jharkhand, trends indicated on Monday. The latest trends placed Congress-JMM alliance in a comfortable majority in Jharkhand, while the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lagged behind.
Despite a predicted debacle in initial trends, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would form government in the state with a comfortable majority.
Hatia Constituency Result: BJP candidate Navin Jaiswal won with a margin of 16264 votes against Congress' Ajay Nath Shahdeo from Hatia constituency.
Kanke Constituency Result: Sammari Lal of BJP takes place of the political seat with a margin of 22,540 votes against Congress candidate Suresh Kumar Baitha from Kanke constituency. In 2014, BJP's Jitu Charan Ram brushed off the Indian National Congress' Suresh Kumar Baitha. Ram got 1,15,702 votes compared with Baitha's 55,898 votes to win this Scheduled Caste reserved seat.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Chamra Linda won with a margin of 17382 votes against Bharatiya Janata Party's Ashok Oraon from Bishunpur constituency. Earlier trends showed Ashok Oraon leading with 1505 votes against Chamra Linda.
Pakaur Constituency Result: Congress' Alamgir Alam has won the elections by 65108 votes. Polling in Jharkhand Assembly elections 2019 was held in 6 phases between November 30 and December 20, 2019 to elect the 81 members of the Legislative Assembly.
Litipara Constituency Result: Dinesh William Marandi of JJM has won the election by 13903 votes. Jharkhand Assembly elections 2019 were held in 6 phases between November 30 and December 20, 2019 to elect the 81 members of the Legislative Assembly.
Borio constituency Result Live: Lobin Hembrom of JMM has twon the elections by 17924 votes. He has defeated BJP's Surya Narayan Hansada.
Rajmahal Constituency Result: BJP's Anant Kumar Ojha has won by 12372 votes. He has defeated AJSU's Mohammed Tajuddin.
Sikaripara Constituency Result Live: As the counting of votes came to an end, Nalin Soren of JMM has won the elections by 29471 votes. He has defeated BJP's Paritosh.
Nala Constituency Result Live: JMM's Rabindra Nath Mahato has wn by 3520 votes. He has defeated BJP's Satyanand Jha.
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