"Khijri has resolved to save Jharkhand's 'mati, beti, and roti": Union Minister Shivraj Chauhan ahead of polls

Khijri (Ranchi) (Jharkhand) [India], November 4 (ANI): Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, BJP's election in-charge for Jharkhand, expressed optimism on Monday, stating that Khijri residents are united to ensure BJP's victory for development, security, and better opportunities across the state.
Speaking to party workers in Khijri, Chauhan said, "The people of Khijri have taken the resolution to save Jharkhand's 'mati, beti, and roti.' Everyone has unitedly decided to make BJP win so development will take place...infiltrators can be thrown out, youths can get jobs...law and order situation can be improved...we will win all the seats in Jharkhand."
Meanwhile, on Monday, Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla criticized the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Congress alliance in Jharkhand, calling it the "biggest threat" to the 'Roti, Beti, Maati, Sanskriti' of the tribal community in the state. "They (people) are supporting BJP as they know that JMM-Congress is the biggest threat to the 'Roti, Beti, Maati, Sanskriti' of the tribal community...The people have seen it happen in the last 5 years. There is an existential threat they are facing, and therefore they have stood up against this kind of JMM 'Jhol, Mafia, and Muslim appeasement' government," Poonawalla told ANI.
Earlier on Sunday, Mandal Murmu, the proposer who signed Hemant Soren's nomination for the Barhait Assembly constituency, joined the BJP. After joining the party, Murmu stated that he would take initiatives regarding demographic changes in Santhal Pargana. "First of all, I bow before my ancestors...Sidhu-Kanhu, Phulo Jhano sacrificed themselves for this nation...I belong to that family. We will take the initiative regarding the demography in Santhal Pargana," Murmu told reporters.
Mandal Murmu joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister and BJP's Jharkhand election in-charge, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, along with Assam Chief Minister and BJP co-in-charge of Jharkhand, Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The Jharkhand Assembly elections will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20, with vote counting scheduled for November 23. In the 2020 Assembly election in Jharkhand, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) won 30 seats, BJP won 25 seats, and Congress won 16. In 2014, BJP won 37 seats, JMM won 19 seats, and Congress won only 6 seats. (ANI)