"The JMM Mahagatbandhan has asked for votes because they worked. They just came here for 'jumlebaazi'..They did not do anything to even alert about any infiltrator and only created a wrong idea about them," Kamlesh said.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], November 23 (ANI): Despite the JMM-led Mahagathbandhan crossing the halfway mark in the Jharkhand Assembly election, MoS Defence and BJP MP Sanjay Seth claimed that the tsunami of votes in favour BJP in Maharashtra would be seen in Jharkhand too at 12 noon.
The JMM-led Mahagathbandhan has crossed the halfway mark as the alliance leads on 49 seats in the Jharkhand Assembly election, as of 10.40 am, according to the Election Commission of India.
Early trends of the Jharkhand Assembly election result show a tight quest between JMM-led Mahagathbandhan alliance and BJP-led NDA alliance, JMM-led 'Mahagathbandhan' alliance is leading on 15 assembly constituencies of Jharkhand till 9.40 am, as per the Election Commission of India.
Earlier today, Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar said that the first round of EVM results expected to be announced by 9:30 am with counting of postal ballots begining earlier at 8 this morning.
In Jharkhand, the first phase of polling was conducted in 43 of the 81 assembly seats on November 13. The second phase was conducted on November 20 on the remaining seats.
Visuals from different counting centre in Maharashtra arrived on Saturday ahead of the counting for 288 assembly seats that went to poll on November 20, which is expected to begin at 8 am, today.
Exuding confidence over MVA winning assembly polls in Maharashtra and JMM-led alliance in Jharkhand, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday said that Congress will also win the three bypolls in Karnataka.
Ahead of results in Jharkhand for the recently held assembly elections, Congress leader Rajesh Thakur on Friday expressed confidence over the Mahagathbandhan including Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Congress forming government in the state.