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The Bharatiya Janata Party is gearing up for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jharkhand.
On Sunday, several heavy weight leaders held an election committee meeting to decide candidates for the state polls and chalk out strategy to consolidate victory in the poll-bound state. BJP State President Babulal Marandi; Union Minister and Jharkhand BJP assembly election in-charge Shivraj Singh Chouhan; Assam Chief Minister and Jharkhand BJP Assembly Election co-in-charge Himata Biswa Sarma; Leader of Opposition Amar Kumar Bauri; Union Minister Annapurna Devi; Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth; former Union Minister Arjun Munda among others were present in the meeting. Assam Chief Minister and state election co-in-charge Himanta Biswa Sarma, who was present at the meeting said that the party's committee will select three candidates, and after that the parliamentary board will select one candidate from each constituency to contest the elections. "On every assembly seat, we will select 3 candidates and after that, the parliamentary board will decide whom to give the ticket, or if there is a need to have someone from outside contest too. We are also a bit ahead of the schedule too," he said earlier. He also said that the party expects to announce most of the names for the candidates at once. "Before, the hope was that we could announce some candidates for certain seats before, but the circumstances changed and now we believe that we can announce most of the seats' candidates," he added. He confirmed that the election committee is set to meet in Delhi on Monday too, after which the parliamentary board will meet to decide on the candidates, with the announcement being expected within a week. He said, "Tomorrow there is a meeting in Delhi, then Parliamentary board will also sit. So within one week we can get the first announcement." The BJP on Saturday also released their 'Paanch Prana' for youth and women of Jharkhand as part of their election manifesto for the forthcoming assembly elections. The five promises announced by party are Yuva Sathi, Gogo Didi Yojana, Ghar Saakar, Laxmi Johar and 'Assured Employment'. Under the Gogo Didi Yojana, women will be given financial assistance of Rs 2,100 every month. Under the Ghar Saakar promise, aims to provide a house to all. A financial assistance of Rs 2,000 will be given to the youth for preparing for competitive exams under Yuva Sathi scheme. The graduate and post graduate students will be provided with Rs 2,000 financial assistance to prepare for the competitive exams. Sarma further said that the people of Jharkhand believe in the promises made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "The people of Jharkhand believe in central government and Modi ji, and I have promised the people that they will get Rs 2,100. We will also open up the way for around 87 lakh youths to get employment, and then support the youth 2 years after graduation and post graduation too. Whatever JMM keeps on saying, whenever PM Modi says something, he does it," Assam CM said. Jharkhand is expected to hold elections for its 81-member legislative assembly by December 2024, as the current government's tenure is set to end in January 2025. The Election Commission is yet to announce the election schedule. (ANI)
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