There is churning going on in Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) regarding seats and candidates. The party is said to be getting Rajmahal, Dumka, Giridih and Singhbhum Lok Sabha seats under the alliance. Only Vijay Hansda, the current MP from Rajmahal, is likely to get the ticket again.
Decision on Dumka Lok Sabha seat left for Hemant Soren
The decision on Dumka Lok Sabha seat has been left to Hemant Soren. They will decide who will be the candidate from there or they will contest themselves. The party can place its bets on Tundi MLA Mathura Mahato from Giridih Lok Sabha seat. However, no seat has been officially announced.
Situation changed in Singhbhum after Geeta
After Congress MP Geeta Koda joined BJP, JMM has staked claim on Singhbhum seat. The reason behind this is that out of the six assembly constituencies of this seat, five are from JMM and one from Congress. From the past, MLAs were continuously putting pressure on the Lok Sabha seat.
JMM decided to contest on Singhbhum Lok Sabha seat
Now it has been agreed in the alliance that Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidates will stand on Singhbhum Lok Sabha seat. Meanwhile, Chaibasa MLA Deepak Biruwa, a strong contender from JMM’s side, has now become a minister of the state government. So he will not contest the elections.
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Niral Purti and Joba Manjhi are also ready to contest elections
Mazgaon MLA Niral Purti and Manoharpur MLA Joba Manjhi said that if the party asks, they will contest the elections but if there is any other option, then it should be considered. Whereas Chakradharpur MLA Sukhram Oraon has informed the party that he wants to contest the elections.
Dashrath Gagrai also wants to contest Lok Sabha elections
On the other hand, Kharsawan MLA Dashrath Gagrai has also said that he wants to contest the Lok Sabha elections. Several rounds of talks have taken place after both of them sat together. Both are saying that give ticket to either of them, we have no objection.
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Still doubt on Jamshedpur Lok Sabha seat
There is also a situation of doubt regarding Jamshedpur Lok Sabha seat. Chief Minister Champai Soren will decide who will contest on this seat. He himself was a candidate in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. This time someone else will be made to contest because he is the Chief Minister. But it is not yet clear who will be the face.