When he did not get ticket in BJP, he returned home. Know who is Umashankar, the only one whose re-entry heated up the politics of Jharkhand.

News India Live, Digital Desk: Just before the chessboard for the Assembly elections 2025 in Jharkhand is set to be laid, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suffered a major setback in Hazaribagh district. Former MLA of Barhi assembly constituency umashankar alone once again returned to his old home i.e. congress party Have returned. This ‘homecoming’ of Akela, who left Congress and joined BJP five years ago, is going to make the political equations of the area interesting before the elections.

‘Homecoming’ after 5 years

Umashankar Akela took membership of the Congress party in the presence of Jharkhand Congress in-charge Ghulam Ahmed Mir and state president Rajesh Thakur in Delhi on Thursday. On this occasion, a different peace and happiness was visible on his face. After rejoining the Congress, he said, “I have returned to my old home. Now I have found peace. I will work for the party with full devotion and dedication.”

Why did you leave BJP?

Umashankar Akela’s political journey has been full of ups and downs.

• Became Congress MLA in 2009: In 2009, he had won from Barhi seat on Congress ticket and became MLA.
• Joining BJP in 2019: Just before the 2019 assembly elections, he left the ‘hand’ of the Congress and took the ‘lotus’ of the BJP. BJP had also made him its candidate from Barhi.
• Had to face defeat: However, changing sides did not prove beneficial for him. He is the Congress candidate in the 2019 elections. Uma Shankar Yadav Had to face defeat at the hands of.

If sources are to be believed, even in BJP, he was feeling uncomfortable being alone for some time. He was not getting as much attention within the party as he expected. The prospects of getting a ticket from BJP in the upcoming elections were also looking bleak, after which he decided to return to his old party.

What will be the new equations in Barhi now?

With the return of Umashankar Akela to Congress, the contest from Barhi assembly constituency has now become even more interesting. While Congress has got an old and grassroots leader back, the tussle over the ticket may increase within the party.

The current MLA is also from Congress. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see whether the party reposes confidence in its current MLA in the 2025 elections, or gives a chance to Umashankar Akela, who has returned home. However, his return has definitely created a stir in Hazaribagh politics even before the elections.