Ranchi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which dominated Jharkhand in the last three Lok Sabha elections, has suffered a setback in five tribal seats of Jharkhand - Khunti, Singhbhum, Lohardaga, Rajmahal and Dumka.
In Jharkhand, the ruling JMM-led alliance is leading on all five seats and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is performing well on three seats - Singhbhum, Rajmahal and Dumka.
The saffron party is banking on its campaign against corruption, which includes ED and CBI raids on former Jharkhand CM and JMM working president Hemant Soren and leaders of ruling coalition partner Congress, law and order issues, it seems That JMM may arouse tribal sentiments of "injustice". Hemant Soren is being treated.”
Congress is leading in Khunti and Lohardaga Lok Sabha constituencies.
According to the Election Commission, in Khunti, Union Minister and sitting MP Arjun Munda is trailing Congress's Kalicharan Munda by about 1.09 lakh votes.Similarly, in Lohardaga, Sukhdev Bhagat of Congress is leading by 49584 votes.
After the seventh round of counting in Singhbhum, JMM's Joba Manjhi is leading over her nearest rival BJP's Geeta Kora by 80,393 votes, officials said.
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda's wife Kora joined the BJP just before the Lok Sabha elections. She was the only Congress MP in the state.
In Rajmahal (ST) seat, JMM's Vijay Hansdak is leading over BJP's Tala Marandi by 41,684 votes.
In Dumka, BJP's Sita Soren, who was earlier leading over JMM's Nalin Soren, is now trailing by 3,902 votes in a tight contest. Sita, a three-time JMM MLA, also joined the BJP just before the Lok Sabha elections.In 2019, while BJP had won in Khunti and Lohardaga, Congress had won in Singhbhum.
In 2019, Dumka and Rajmahal were won by BJP and JMM respectively.
These seats were extensively campaigned by leaders of the India Bloc, including AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Kalpana Soren, wife of jailed former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, who is credited with breathing new life into JMM. .
Voting was held in Singhbhum, Khunti and Lohardaga on May 13, while in Dumka and Rajmahal, voting was held on June 1.
Six of the 14 Lok Sabha seats are reserved for SC and ST candidates, and the opposition Bharat Bloc played the victim card over the arrest of former CM Hemant Soren, who is from the tribal community.
Inside sources say that internal strife within the BJP also spoiled the party's game.In 2019, the NDA won 12 seats in the state, while the Congress and JMM claimed one seat each.
In Jharkhand, the ruling JMM-led alliance is leading on all five seats and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is performing well on three seats - Singhbhum, Rajmahal and Dumka.
The saffron party is banking on its campaign against corruption, which includes ED and CBI raids on former Jharkhand CM and JMM working president Hemant Soren and leaders of ruling coalition partner Congress, law and order issues, it seems That JMM may arouse tribal sentiments of "injustice". Hemant Soren is being treated.”
Congress is leading in Khunti and Lohardaga Lok Sabha constituencies.
According to the Election Commission, in Khunti, Union Minister and sitting MP Arjun Munda is trailing Congress's Kalicharan Munda by about 1.09 lakh votes.Similarly, in Lohardaga, Sukhdev Bhagat of Congress is leading by 49584 votes.
After the seventh round of counting in Singhbhum, JMM's Joba Manjhi is leading over her nearest rival BJP's Geeta Kora by 80,393 votes, officials said.
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda's wife Kora joined the BJP just before the Lok Sabha elections. She was the only Congress MP in the state.
In Rajmahal (ST) seat, JMM's Vijay Hansdak is leading over BJP's Tala Marandi by 41,684 votes.
In Dumka, BJP's Sita Soren, who was earlier leading over JMM's Nalin Soren, is now trailing by 3,902 votes in a tight contest. Sita, a three-time JMM MLA, also joined the BJP just before the Lok Sabha elections.In 2019, while BJP had won in Khunti and Lohardaga, Congress had won in Singhbhum.
In 2019, Dumka and Rajmahal were won by BJP and JMM respectively.
These seats were extensively campaigned by leaders of the India Bloc, including AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Kalpana Soren, wife of jailed former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, who is credited with breathing new life into JMM. .
Voting was held in Singhbhum, Khunti and Lohardaga on May 13, while in Dumka and Rajmahal, voting was held on June 1.
Six of the 14 Lok Sabha seats are reserved for SC and ST candidates, and the opposition Bharat Bloc played the victim card over the arrest of former CM Hemant Soren, who is from the tribal community.
Inside sources say that internal strife within the BJP also spoiled the party's game.In 2019, the NDA won 12 seats in the state, while the Congress and JMM claimed one seat each.
