Eye on polls, Hemant meets Kharge & Rahul
Ranchi: Chief minister Hemant Soren, along with wife and Gandey MLA Kalpana met Congress president Mallikarjuna Kharge and leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday in New Delhi and discussed issues crucial for poll preparations in the state.
Though the official handle of Soren on X described the meeting as ‘discussions on various issues related to state,” sources close to the CM said that JMM is in no mood to waste time in discussing seat-sharing, agenda for poll manifesto and selecting candidates based on winnability.
Congress has come under the duress of alliance partners across the country after its dismal performance in Haryana, results of which were declared on Tuesday. Though JMM sources refused resorting to arm twisting tactics with Congress over the recent results, party insiders maintained that JMM always has an upper hand when it comes to deciding seat-sharing in assembly elections.
“We should not be seen as separate entity as the INDIA bloc will collectively contest the elections in Jharkhand. Discussions have been initiated to earmark winnable seats,” said a JMM leader unwilling to be quoted. He hinted that through ‘fact-based’ deliberations seats would be identified for winnable candidates, irrespective of the party they belong to.
The JMM-Congress-RJD alliance will be dealing with Left parties, Aam Aadmi Party and other tribal outfits that have been contesting the elections in the state as independent entities and make efforts to field candidates against the NDA on all 81 seats collectively.
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