Bihar polls: JMM to contest independently; field candidates in six seats

NEW DELHI: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) connected Saturday announced that it volition contention the Bihar assembly elections independently.JMM said it would “review” its confederation with the Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) successful Jharkhand aft the polls successful the neighbouring state.

Addressing a property conference, JMM wide caput Supriyo Bhattacharya said, “The enactment has decided to contention the Bihar polls connected its own. It volition contention six assembly seats – Chakai, Dhamdaha, Katoria (ST), Manihari (ST), Jamui and Pirpainti (SC).” These seats volition spell to polls successful the 2nd signifier connected November 11.Elections to the 243-member Bihar assembly volition beryllium held successful 2 phases connected November 6 and 11, with counting of votes connected November 14.Bhattacharya said the JMM had connected October 11 informed INDIA bloc leaders that it would determine independently connected contesting the Bihar elections if “a respectful fig of seats” was not allotted to it by October 14. The enactment had sought 12 seats arsenic portion of the coalition.“We had urged constituents of the INDIA bloc similar the Congress, Left parties and the RJD, which is 1 of the largest parties successful Bihar, to supply the seats demanded by the JMM.

In the 2019 Jharkhand election, we had fixed our enactment to Congress and RJD. The enactment not lone gave 7 seats to RJD, but besides made its MLA from Chatra a minister,” helium said.“Even successful the 2024 Jharkhand polls, JMM gave six seats to the RJD and accommodated an MLA arsenic minister,” Bhattacharya added, arsenic quoted by PTI.Commenting connected the governmental script successful Bihar, Bhattacharya said the contention volition beryllium multi-cornered and marked by interior divisions.

“The conflict of Bihar is simply a multi-corner combat wherever infighting prevails successful the NDA arsenic good arsenic the INDIA bloc,” helium said.“We volition fight, triumph and marque definite that without the JMM, nary authorities is formed successful Bihar,” helium asserted. “And, aft the Bihar polls, the JMM volition person a relook astatine the conjugation successful Jharkhand.”The enactment besides announced a database of 20 “star campaigners” for the Bihar elections, led by its president and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Other campaigners see the CM’s woman and Gandey MLA Kalpana Soren, Dumka legislator Basant Soren, and elder leaders Stephen Marandi and Sarfaraj Ahmed.