Jharkhand elections: The Central Election Committee of Congress met today on Monday (21 October) for the Jharkhand Assembly elections. In which the names of the candidates were discussed. According to media reports, discussions were held on 29 seats of Congress quota. Names have been finalized on 18 seats. The Congress President will decide on the remaining 11 seats. There will be discussion in the CEC meeting in Maharashtra on 25th October. At present, there is no possibility of holding the next meeting of CEC regarding Jharkhand.
RJD demanded 12 seats
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Congress on Saturday announced that both the parties will field their candidates on 70 of the 81 assembly seats in the state. Whereas the alliance partners will field their candidates on the remaining seats. RJD is angry with this decision of Congress. He said on Sunday that he would not compromise on less than 12 seats. Not only this, RJD has announced that if things do not work out then it will contest the elections alone.
These leaders attended the meeting
In such a situation, the India alliance may suffer loss. Voting will be held in Jharkhand in two phases on 13 and 20 November. The results will come on 23 November. In view of all these political equations, a period of churning is going on in the Congress. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal, Ghulam Ahmed Mir, Keshav Mahato and other senior leaders of Jharkhand attended the meeting held on Monday.
Hemant Soren attacked BJP
Amidst the political turmoil, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren attacked BJP on Monday (21 October). He alleged that, 'Constitutional institutions are working for BJP. These institutions work at the behest of the central government. This assembly election is related to the rights and respect of Jharkhand and its people. Announcement of election dates. The tenure of the state government was also not allowed to be completed. Voices against BJP are suppressed, I am a living example of this.