Jharkhand Polls: JMM-Congress and BJP-Led NDA Announce Seat Sharing

The JMM-Congress alliance will contest 70 seats, while the BJP-led NDA will field candidates in 81 seats for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections.

• Jharkhand will hold assembly elections in two phases on November 13 and 20, with results announced on November 23.
• The ruling JMM and Congress alliance will contest 70 out of 81 assembly seats, with negotiations ongoing for the remaining seats with other partners.
• The BJP will contest 68 seats as part of the NDA, alongside allies AJSU, JD(U), and LJP, who will contest the remaining 13 seats.
• In the previous 2019 elections, the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance won a majority with 47 seats, while the BJP won 25 seats.
• NDA leaders express confidence in winning, citing the need to replace what they describe as a corrupt state government.

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