Hemant Soren’s Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) who has inked an alliance with Indian National Congress and other allies in Jharkhand for the mega polls 2019 has named its president and sitting MP Shibu Soren from Dumka (ST) parliamentary seats.
The party who has been offered 4 seats in a poll pact with Congress has also announced candidates on all four seats. The party has been offered the seats of Dumka ST, Jamshedpur, Rajmahal and Giridih.
Apart from announcing the names of its Chief Shibhu Soren from Dumka, the party named its sitting MP Vijay Hansda from Rajmahal Seat, while Legislators Champai Soren and Jagarnath Mahato have been nominated for Jamshedpur and Giridih parliamentary seats.
As per the seat sharing of Grand Alliance in Jharkhand, Congress has kept a lion share of 7 seats out of the total 14 Lok Sabha Seats. While remaining seats have been shared with its allies with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) been offered 4 seats, the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) has been allotted 2, whereas, 1 Parliamentary Seat has been left for the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
Noteworthy, Hemant Soren’s JMM has also stitched Alliance with Congress in Odisha for Lok Sabha Polls and State Polls that are slated to be clubbed together.
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has also announced to contest 10 seats in Mamata’s Bastion West Bengal, 4 in Bihar and 5 seats in BJD’s Bastion Odisha.
The Congress-led alliance in the State will take on the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party in the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls 2019. The BJP in the state has forged an alliance with All Jharkhand Students’ Union (AJSU) and has offered a single Lok Sabha Seat.
In 2014 General Elections, Bhartiya Janta Party banking on ‘Modi Wave’ bagged 7 seats, while JMM and JVM settled for 2 Lok Sabha Seat each. While the remaining seats were bagged by Independent Candidates.
Voting to 14 Lok Sabha Seats of the state will take place in four phases- April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19.
Mega Battle of Ballots is slated for April-May this year that would spread on Seven Phases starting from April 11 to May 19. Election Commission had on March 10 declared schedule for General Elections 2019.
Results for the crucial Lok Sabha Polls will be announced on May 23 four days after the 7th phase of voting.
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