What will happen in Jharkhand?
The seventh phase of the Lok Sabha elections – which marks the fourth round of polls in Jharkhand – took place on June 1. Of the 14 Lok Sabha seats, BJP won 11 constituencies, while AJSU Party, Congress, and JMM won one seat each in the 2019 polls.
Elections were previously held in Jharkhand on May 13, May 20 and May 25. The final phase of elections saw intense campaigning, including by PM Narendra Modi, BJP president JP Nadda, Jharkhand CM Champai Soren, and JMM leader Kalpana Soren. Of the 14 Lok Sabha seats, BJP won 11 constituencies, while AJSU Party, Congress, and JMM won one seat each in the 2019 polls.
All eyes are on Dumka seat where BJP’s Sita Soren, sister-in-law of jailed former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, is contesting against INDIA bloc’s Nalin Soren. Sita, a former three-term JMM legislator, joined the BJP just ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, citing ’neglect’ and ‘isolation’ by JMM after the death of her husband Durga Soren in 2009.
Of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand, the BJP is expected to win 9-12 seats and the INDIA bloc is expected to win between six to eight seats, as per News 18 exit poll.
