Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo hit out at Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Wednesday, calling it a party of 'parivaard' (dynastic politics) after they had released its first list of 35 candidates for the Jharkhand Assembly elections.
In response to several BJP leaders, including Dr Lois Marandi and Kunal Sarangi, leaving the party to join the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Jharkhand BJP spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo described them as "dejected and rejected" individuals seeking opportunities elsewhere.
As the polling date draws near for Jharkhand assembly elections, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha released the list of its star campaigners for the upcoming polls with Party President Shibu Soren leading the campaign.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) State President Sanjay Singh Yadav on Sunday expressed displeasure over the seat-sharing arrangement for the Jharkhand assembly polls, stating that their party was not receiving appropriate representation.
Launching a scathing attack against the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Jharkhand president and party's candidate from Dhanwar constituency Babulal Marandi said that they (JMM) have only looted the state's resources in the last five years. They have not spared anything a
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MP Mahua Maji hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party, accusing it of indulging in 'divisive politics' and poaching leaders from other parties.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party leader Manoj Pandey on Saturday raised doubts on Bhartiya Janata party's dwindling base in the state, and said that the party is struggling to maintain foothold in the region.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday announced that INDIA bloc will contest the Jharkhand Assembly polls together and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Congress will contest 70 of 81 seats in the state assembly.
Ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in Jharkhand Congress state in-charge Ghulam Ahmad Mir said that the seat-sharing agreement with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and participation of the Congress in the upcoming elections would be finalised by Saturday or Sunday.
Former BJP MLA from Jamua in Jharkhand, Kedar Hajra and former vice president of All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) and ex-MLA from Chandankyari Umakant Rajak joined the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Friday ahead of the upcoming polls in Jharkhand.
Union Minister and BJP's election in-charge for Jharkhand, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, said on Friday that his party will only take a sigh of relief after ending the misrule of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Congress.