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Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], December 2 (ANI:) Jharkhand Mukti Morch (JMM) leader Kunal Sarangi on Monday commented on the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) defeat in the recent assembly elections, stating that the issues raised by the BJP were irrelevant and failed to resonate with people.
JMM leader Sarangi also said that the federal agency raids targeting the aide of Chief Minister Hemant Soren during the run-up to the polls "did not go well with the people." "There is not one single factor, but rather a combination of many factors. For the women voters, Maiya Samman Yojana did wonders... On top of everything, the way the central agencies got involved to trouble the CM and the functioning of this government, and even 3-4 days before the first phase of voting, the personal secretary to the CM was raided by the IT authorities. These timings did not go well with the people...," the JMM leader told ANI while elaborating on the electoral success of the JMM. On a query regarding the allegations of infiltration in the state, the JMM leader said, "The issues raised by the BJP could not resonate with the people because they were so irrelevant. Jharkhand does not have an international border, and if at all any infiltration is happening, the central government is responsible...," he further said. "They campaigned far from the reality of Jharkhand and its culture...", he added. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren assumed office on November 28 after taking the oath as Chief Minister for a second consecutive term. The JMM steered the INDIA bloc to victory with 56 seats in the 81-member Jharkhand assembly. The JMM won 34 seats, while its allies secured 22 seats. Among the allies, the Congress won 16 seats, the RJD won four, and the CPI-ML won two seats. The BJP-led NDA won only 24 seats in Jharkhand. The BJP secured 21 seats, with its allies the AJSU party, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), and JD-U winning one seat each. Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha won a seat with its chief, Jairam Kumar Mahato, emerging victorious in the Dumri constituency. (ANI)
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