Both NDA and INDIA bloc confident of forming government in Jharkhand

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expresses confidence in NDA forming government in Jharkhand, amid election result anticipation and criticism.

A day after the final phase of polling ended, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who was the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election in-charge for Jharkhand, on Thursday (November 21, 2024) expressed confidence in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) forming the government in the State.

Mr. Chouhan also said there would be surprising election results from the Barhait and Gandey Assembly segments, where Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his wife Kalpana Soren contested from respectively.

The senior BJP leader made the statement before leaving for New Delhi after spending almost three months in the tribal-dominated State. He said he was overwhelmed by the love of the people.

“Development in Jharkhand can touch new heights in reality and I am confident that NDA government will be formed in Jharkhand and Jharkhand will become a prosperous, strong, developed and intruder-free State by making better use of resources,” Mr. Chouhan said at the party office in Ranchi.

Before leaving for New Delhi, Mr. Chouhan met the party workers and thanked them for their hard work. He also met BJP state unit president Babulal Marandi and Janata Dal-(United) Tamar assembly seat candidate Gopal Krishna Patar alias Raja Peter.

Asked about the choice of Chief Ministerial candidate of the NDA, Mr. Chouhan said that the BJP was a family in which Chief Ministers and office-bearers were elected from among the party workers.

Lashing out at the Soren government in Jharkhand, Mr. Chouhan held him responsible for allegedly destroying Jharkhand. “Hemant Soren government is neck deep in corruption and no work gets done without bribe. Law and order is ruined, Bangladeshi infiltration is the reason why the people here want a change,” he said.