Jharkhand Election Result HIGHLIGHTS: JMM-Cong-RJD Alliance Sweeps Poll; BJP Faces Rout
Background
Jharkhand Election Result 2019: As the five phases of the Jharkhand Assembly polls concluded on Friday, all the contending political parties have now braced up for the counting of votes, which is to take place on Monday. The Election Commission has made arrangements for counting at all the districts headquarters. The counting of votes for 81 Assembly seats, which went to polls in five phases from November 30 to December 20, will start at 8 a.m. in all the 24 district headquarters. The result trends on ABP News will start pouring in from 8.30 am onwards.
The maximum rounds of counting will take place at Chatra with 28 rounds and lowest round at two seats - Chandankyari and Torpa. Both BJP and Congress alliance made their best efforts to lure the voters. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President and Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed nine rallies each.
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While former Congress President Rahul Gandhi addressed five rallies and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addressed one rally.
The hot seat, which will be the centre of attraction on the counting day will be Jamshedpur East. Chief Minister Raghubar Das has been winning this seat since 1995. He is pitted against ex-cabinet colleague Saryu Rai. Saryu Rai turned rebellion after his ticket was put on hold by the party.
The other important seats are Dumka and Barhet from where JMM Executive President and former Chief Minister is contesting. He is pitted against Social Welfare Minister Louis Marandi at Dumka.
Former Chief Minister and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajantarik (JVM-P) President Babulal Marandi is fighting from Dhanwar Assembly seat. The AJSU President, who lost the 2014 Assembly poll, is trying his luck again from Silli seat.
The exit polls indicate a tight contest between BJP and JMM and allies. BJP, however, is confident of returning to power. JMM is anticipating the grand alliance's victory.
The victory of the JMM-Congress alliance in Jharkhand has come as a moral booster for opposition unity and for the grand old party seeking to become relevant again in Indian politics after suffering two successive defeats in general elections. Party leaders feel that the BJP is not invincible and can be defeated if like-minded parties get together. This, they feel, has been proved right in some states and the experiment can be implemented in upcoming polls. The poll results indicate that local and real issues of farm crisis, economy and unemployment have found more resonance at the ground and that bodes well for the opposition in future polls to win back states from the BJP. (PTI)
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