Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren, Jharkhand Congress In-Charge Ghulam Ahmad Mir and others during a meeting of the INDIA alliance leaders after the Jharkhand Assembly elections, in Ranchi, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024.
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Ranchi: A meeting chaired by JMM executive president Hemant Soren was underway here on Sunday to elect the leader of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc in Jharkhand, a day after the coalition registered a massive victory in the state assembly elections, winning 56 of the 81 seats, leaders of the alliance said.
Soren has sought time from the governor at 4 pm during the day to stake claim for government formation, sources said.
Soren retained the Barhait seat, defeating BJP's Gamliyel Hembrom by a margin of 39,791 votes. Soren secured 95,612 votes, while Hembrom got 55,821 votes.
"We will elect the leader of the coalition and without wasting time, take decisions on government formation," Congress general secretary and its Jharkhand in-charge Ghulam Ahmad Mir said.
I.N.D.I.A. bloc's winning candidates said they would elect Hemant Soren as their leader.
Meanwhile, speculations are rife that Congress may demand the post of the deputy chief minister.
Mir, however, parried questions saying the topmost agenda was to elect the leader of the coalition at present and later an authorised representative will discuss matters pertaining to ministers and other issues.
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Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls took place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP went up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress tried to make their mark. Maha Yuti are currently comfortably poised to win. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faced a challenge after Hemant Soren's arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP, but look set to retain power with its I.N.D.I.A. allies. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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