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ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

Congress celebrates INDIA win in Jharkhand,

raises doubts about ‘surprise’ in Maharashtra

Pawan Khera says BJP suffered a setback in Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha polls about five

months back and raised questions over BJP’s strike rate in Maharashtra assembly polls

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Ranchi/New Delhi
ongress on Saturday expressed satisfaction
over the result of Jharkhand assembly polls,
Csaying the party has done well in the state
and that it will analyse the outcome in Maharashtra
which is “completely opposite” to the expectations
and “very strange”.
Addressing a press conference, Congress lead-
ers Pawan Khera and Jairam Ramesh raised ques-
tions over outcome in Maharashtra where BJP and
its allies Shiv Sena and NCP were heading for a
landslide victory. Jairam Ramesh said somewhere
“there is a conspiracy” to defeat the Congress.
Pawan Khera said BJP suffered a setback in
Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha polls about five
months back and raised questions over BJP’s
strike rate in Maharashtra assembly polls. He said
the Congress was concerned about its electoral
transparency and will continue to raise concerns
about electoral process.
“The Lok Sabha election was fought in the
name of Modi ji in Maharashtra, BJP lost it. The
same state gives the same BJP 132 out of 148 seats
within 4-5 months. What kind of strike rate is this?
...Is this strike rate possible? Democracy is our con-
cern. Electoral transparency is our concern. Can
the BJP reverse anti-incumbency? We complained Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren with his wife Kalpana Soren and Jharkhand Congress in-charge Ghulam Ahmad Mir and
continuously. Jairam Ramesh had complained other leaders show a victory sign during a PC after the INDIA bloc won in the state Assembly elections, in Ranchi on Friday (ANI)
about the name being deleted from the Election
Commission’s website from the house of a woman Minister M K Stalin on Saturday congratulated the INDIA alliance in the state.
BJP leader. All the leaders of the Maha Vikas Agh- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Hemant Taking to social media X, Sarma wrote, “The
adi had complained. No answer was given,” he said. Soren and the INDIA bloc for a “historic” victory loss in Jharkhand is deeply painful for me per-
Jairam Ramesh said the setback in Maharash- in the Jharkhand Assembly elections. sonally, even though we secured victory in all five
tra does not mean that the party will step back Stalin called JMM’s win a “resounding vic- by-elections in Assam. I have witnessed the un-
from its agenda including demand for caste census. tory for democracy and secularism.” He further wavering dedication and relentless efforts of our
“But the results that have come are completely op- accused the BJP of creating “countless obstacles” Karyakartas in Jharkhand, who gave their all in
posite to this. But this does not mean that we will during JMM’s rule in Jharkhand. He said Soren this election,”
step back from our agenda... somewhere there is a “fought back with courage and determination. Sarma reaffirmed that the BJP fought the
conspiracy to defeat us... The result of Maharash- “Congratulations Hon’ble Hemant Soren and Jharkhand election to lead it on the path of devel-
tra is very strange, I cannot use any other word for our INDIA bloc for a historic victory against all opment, fulfilling the aspirations of students and
it, it is absolutely strange,” he added. odds! Despite relentless misuse of power, vendet- youth. He “humbly” accepted the defeat.
Khera said in Jharkhand, RSS and BJP “tried ta politics, and countless obstacles created by the “We fought with a vision to protect the state
to make a laboratory” in tribal areas but it was BJP over the past five years, Hemant Soren has from infiltration and to lead it on the path of devel-
rejected. “Himanta Biswa Sarma became their fought back with courage and determination. The opment, fulfilling the aspirations of students and
poster boy. The poster boy left no stone unturned people of Jharkhand have reposed their faith in youth. However, we must humbly accept the man-
there...The people of Jharkhand completely reject- inclusive leadership. This is a resounding victory date of the people, for that is the true essence of de-
ed this kind of politics and again made a working for democracy and secularism!” Stalin wrote in a mocracy. In these challenging times, we will stand
government win with a good majority. Congress post on X. firmly with our Karyakartas, offering them unwav-
performed well there,” he said. Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janta Party’s Jharkhand ering support and solidarity,” Sarma said on X.
In Jharkhand, the ruling JMM led the ruling election in-charge, Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sat- In the 2019 elections, the JMM won 30 seats,
coalition to a convincing victory. Tamil Nadu Chief urday expressed sorrow over NDA trailing behind the BJP 25, and Congress 16 seats.

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