"Last 5 years of his tenure were marked by corruption, allegations and scams, the CM himself had to go to jail, his number two of the cabinet, Alamgir Alam is still in prison so we hope CM takes lessons from the debacles of his last tenure," he told ANI.
Notably the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) won 34 seats, with its allies winning 22 seats. Among JMM's allies, the Congress won 16 seats, RJD four seats, and CPI-ML two seats. The BJP won 21 seats, and its allies AJSU, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), and JD-U won one each.
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.
BJP spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo exuded confidence in NDA winning the maximum number of seats in Jharkhand and creating "history" as the counting of votes is underway in the state.
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.
"Only a day is left in the counting to begin and only a day is left for the JMM to be happy. They can daydream and be happy for now because the reality on the evening of November 23 is going to be very rude for them. People have ousted them and voted against the misgovernance, loot and false
Ahead of the second phase of Jharkhand Assembly polls, BJP Spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo expressed confidence that the BJP would win the elections by two-thirds majority.
Ahead of the second phase of Jharkhand Assembly polls, BJP Spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo alleged that the Jharkhand Government's special branch provided documents and ID proofs to infiltrators and the interests of tribals at Santhal Pargana have been encroached.
The polling for Jharkhand's first phase began at around 7:00 am, with voters across 43 constituencies in 15 districts casting their ballots. The results will determine the fate of 683 candidates, including 73 women.
Reacting to the raids that are being conducted at the residence of allegedly a close aide of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, state BJP chief Babulal Marandi on Saturday said "Agencies are doing their work. Just like we are doing our work and campaigning, they are also doing their work
Reacting to the ongoing controversy over Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's age, BJP spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo on Saturday said that Hemant Soren's government has run Jharkhand on lies and deceit for five years, adding that Jharkhand CM is proving "Einstein's relativity theory" an
Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo launched a scathing attack on Jharkhand Mukti Morcha on Wednesday, claiming that the 'Soren dynasty' will be finished in the upcoming Jharkhand elections.