Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:51pm on 19 Oct 2024,Saturday International
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced on Saturday that the JMM and Congress will contest 70 of 81 seats in the upcoming state assembly elections. Discussions are ongoing with allies RJD and Left parties for the remaining 11 seats. The polls will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20, with results declared on November 23. The JMM-led alliance aims to retain power, highlighting its development work. In 2019, the alliance won 47 seats. Meanwhile, the NDA sealed its seat-sharing deal, with BJP contesting 68 seats.
