Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], November 23 : After Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) led INDIA bloc crossed the halfway mark with leads in 50 seats in the Jharkhand Assembly elections, state Congress chief Keshav Mahto Kamlesh on Friday said that the BJP had only come for 'jumlebaazi'.
"The JMM Mahagatbandhan has asked for votes because they worked. They just came here for 'jumlebaazi'..They did not do anything to even alert about any infiltrator and only created a wrong idea about them," Kamlesh said.
Further, he said that the alliance had done better than all the other states and the state also received appreciation from other states on its development.
Speaking to ANI, Kamlesh said "Our alliance's has done better than all the other states. Whether it be Covid period, migrants were brought back and provided all facilities here. People from other states also appreciated Jharkhand. All development work was done here, whether it was the farmers or the ration cards. We all know BJP makes big promises but they have done nothing for the farmers."
Former state chief Rajesh Thakur said, ""This was bound to happen. The manner in which we have taken schemes to the people, they have awarded us for that. We did what we used to say. The results of all of this is going to come today. As per the trends so far, we can see ourselves forming the Government once again with the majority...Formation of our Government is certain..."
JMM is leading with 29 seats, Congress on 14 seats, RJD on 4 seats and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) - CPI(ML)(L) on 2 seats.
As per the trends, the BJP-led NDA has taken the lead on 31 seats, with BJP leading on 28 seats, AJSU on 1 seats and JD(U) and LJP(RV) both on one-1 seat.
Counting began at 8 am on Saturday for the 2024 Jharkhand and Maharashtra Assembly Elections, along with bypoll results from 15 states. The counting, which will decide the fate of the 288 seats in Maharashtra and 81 in Jharkhand.