Celebrations started in the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Congress camp as the alliance took lead over the ruling BJP (40 to 31) during the counting of votes of the Jharkhand election on Monday. 41 is the majority mark in the 81-seat house. Chief Minister Raghubar Das said it was "too early" to comment on the trends. For the BJP, the results will be crucial. The party lost Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to Congress last year. This year, after its huge victory in the Lok Sabha election, Maharashtra slipped out of its grasp as it fell out with ally Shiv Sena over power sharing. Elections were conducted for Jharkhand in five phases from November 30 to December 20. In the Lok Sabha elections held earlier this year, BJP had won 11 of 14 seats in the state.
In the 2014 state elections, the BJP had won 37 seats while the All Jharkhand Students Union won five. The Congress was reduced to just six seats.
Raghubar Das contested from Jamshedpur East against his ex-cabinet colleague and party rebel Saryu Rai, who fought as an independent, and the Congress candidate, Gourav Vallabh. He is ahead in the race.
The grand alliance will get a majority. People are fed up with the BJP government," said JMM general secretary Vinod Pandey.
The opposite coalition has projected Hemant Soren as its chief ministerial face. The son of three-time chief minister Shibu Soren, he had earlier served in the position between 2013 and 2014.
The elections took place in Jharkhand five phases from November 30 to December 20.
In the 2014 state elections, the BJP had won 37 seats while the All Jharkhand Students Union won five. The Congress was reduced to just six seats.
Raghubar Das contested from Jamshedpur East against his ex-cabinet colleague and party rebel Saryu Rai, who fought as an independent, and the Congress candidate, Gourav Vallabh. He is ahead in the race.
The grand alliance will get a majority. People are fed up with the BJP government," said JMM general secretary Vinod Pandey.
The opposite coalition has projected Hemant Soren as its chief ministerial face. The son of three-time chief minister Shibu Soren, he had earlier served in the position between 2013 and 2014.
The elections took place in Jharkhand five phases from November 30 to December 20.
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