'People dejected after 5 years of JMM, corruption'
Hindustan Times|November 18, 2024
The Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance is headed for a majority in the Jharkhand assembly polls, the state unit president Babulal Marandi said in an interview with Vishal Kant.
'People dejected after 5 years of JMM, corruption'

Marandi, who was the first chief minister of the state, said the people are "dejected" after the five-year rule of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and the corruption that chief minister Hemant Soren allegedly indulged in has stalled the state's progress, assuring a big mandate for the BJP. Edited excerpts

Polling in 43 seats in the first phase is done. Campaigning for the second phase will end on Monday. What is your assessment of the elections?

As per our ground report, we will get much more than the majority figure in the first phase.

Of the 38 seats going to polls in the second phase, 18 are in North Chhotanagpur which has been a BJP stronghold. We expect a big lead in second phase as well.

In second phase, 18 of 38 seats are in Santhal Parganas which has been a stronghold of JMM.

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