New Delhi, October 15: The assembly election in Jharkhand will take place in two phases, on November 13 and November 20, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Tuesday. The counting of votes will take place on November 23.
Earlier today, Congress announced that it would contest the Jharkhand assembly elections in alliance with the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, led by incumbent chief minister Hemant Soren. A final decision on seat sharing for the Jharkhand assembly election is expected soon.
Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Keshav Mahto said that Congress will contest elections with alliance partners in the state. The final decision on the seat sharing will be made soon. The party is confident of winning elections on the back of development works done by the alliance government led by chief minister Hemant Soren.
Similarly, the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has also expressed confidence that its alliance would be voted to power again.
On the other hand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has also claimed that the JMM will face a crushing defeat this time. BJP claimed that Hemant Soren “will be the last prince of the Soren dynasty” after the polls.
