Secret meeting of Hemant Soren and Bhupesh Baghel amid tussle over Rajya Sabha seats


Secret meeting of Hemant Soren and Bhupesh Baghel amid tussle over Rajya Sabha seats

At present, there is a lot of excitement in the politics of Jharkhand regarding the Rajya Sabha elections. Amidst the coordination of seats and claims and counter-claims within the alliance, such a big diplomatic stir has come to light, which has suddenly taken the political temperature of the state to the seventh sky. A very confidential and important meeting has taken place between Chief Minister Hemant Soren and senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel. Since this high-profile meeting, speculations are being made in the political circles that the ongoing tension between the two parties is now on the verge of ending and a new path of reconciliation has been found in the Grand Alliance.

Brainstorming on seat formula went on for hours in closed rooms

According to concrete information received by the reporter, the main agenda of this high-level meeting was to resolve the deadlock arising over the selection of candidates for both the seats in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. For the last few days, there was a tussle between Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Congress over which party would field its candidate on the first priority seat. Bhupesh Baghel, who arrived as the messenger of the high command from the Congress side, presented the message of the central leadership in front of Hemant Soren, after which both the leaders sat in a closed room for hours and reviewed the figures and the numerical strength of the MLAs so that the opposition does not get any chance to break in.

Agreement reached between JMM and Congress on these points

Sources claim that during this meeting, talks took place between the two leaders in a very positive atmosphere and a ‘win-win formula’ has been prepared to maintain the unity of the alliance. While JMM is staking a strong claim on one seat on the basis of its strong ground hold and the highest number of MLAs, efforts have been made to appease the Congress through upcoming strategies and future promises. After this meeting, the relief seen on the faces of the top leaders of both the parties clearly shows that the dispute which was making media headlines till yesterday, has now been resolved to a great extent.

Candidates may be announced in joint press conference

After this important meeting held at the Chief Minister’s residence, now all eyes are on the official announcement of the Grand Alliance. It is believed that after this successful conversation between Hemant Soren and Bhupesh Baghel, a joint press conference can be called in Ranchi within the next 24 to 48 hours, in which the names of the joint candidates of ‘India’ alliance for both the seats will be announced. This strategic step will not only dispel the clouds of dissatisfaction within the alliance, but by joining the election field unitedly, the problems for the strategists of the opposition camp i.e. BJP and AJSU can also increase considerably.