Congress names 7, JMM fields BJP turncoat against Champai

As per the archetypal agreement, JMM, Congress, RJD, and CPI(M-L) were expected to tract 41, 30, six and 4 candidates respectively, successful the 81-member constituency.

However, JMM has announced its candidates successful 42 seats truthful acold and is apt to denote 1 much campaigner from Jama Assembly. Sources said that Lois Marandi, who had defected from the BJP to the JMM, whitethorn combat from Jama seat.  Congress has truthful acold announced 28 candidates and is apt to denote its candidates successful 2 much seats — Bokaro and Dhanbad.

In Bishrampur assembly spot Congress’ newcomer Sudhir Kumar Chandravanshi volition instrumentality connected RJD’s Naresh Prasad Singh. BJP’s three-time MLA and incumbent Ramchandra Chandravanshi excessively is successful the contention for this seat.

From Dhanwar seat, JMM and state CPI(M-L) volition contention against each other. JMM has fielded Nizamuddin Ansari aft CPI(M-L) fielded its campaigner Raj Kumar Yadav. Incumbent MLA and BJP chief  Babulal Marandi is besides contesting from this seat.

Sources said that determination whitethorn beryllium a affable contention from this seat. However, sources successful the CPI(M-L) said that the enactment is unhappy and the “deadlock continues”.

In the 2019 elections, Ansari, contesting from Dhanwar, got little than 15,000 votes falling to sixth place. Marandi, the incumbent MLA, got implicit 52,000 votes and CPI(M-L)L’s Raj Kumar Yadav polled 32,245 votes. Sources successful assorted parties said if the disagreement among INDIA bloc continues, BJP volition person a ‘clear edge’ connected this seat.

Meanwhile, JMM withdrew the candidature of Snehlata Kandulna and fielded Ramsurya Munda from Khunti seat. Sources said that a conception of leaders were convinced with the candidature of Kandulna.

Jailed MLA Alamgir Alam’s woman Nishat Alam has been fixed the summons from Pakur assembly constituency. Nishat Alam volition instrumentality connected AJSUP’s Azhar Islam. Both are newcomers. Alamgir was arrested by the ED connected wealth laundering charges.

From the Barhi assembly, Congress denied the summons to erstwhile MLA Umashankar Akela and gave it to a caller campaigner Arun Sahu. From Kanke seat, seasoned Congress person Suresh Baitha volition instrumentality connected erstwhile BJP MLA Jitu Charan Ram. BJP denied the summons to incumbent Sammari Lal.

Lal Suraj, who defected from the BJP successful August, is the Congress campaigner from Panki assembly constituency. He volition instrumentality connected the BJP’s incumbent Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta.

Chatra’s Lok Sabha campaigner KN Tripathi volition beryllium Congress campaigner from Daltonganj seat. He volition instrumentality connected the incumbent Alok Chaurasiya.