Ranchi: In the Jharkhand Assembly elections, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) constituent ‘All Jharkhand Students Union’ (AJSU) will contest on 10 seats, Janata Dal (United) on two and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) on one seat. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) co-in-charge for Jharkhand assembly elections and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Vishwa Sharma gave this information on Friday.
Sharma said the seat-sharing arrangement has almost been finalized but the BJP is adopting a ‘watch and wait’ strategy as rival parties including Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) are yet to reveal their plans.
Elections for the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly will be held in two phases on November 13 and November 20. Counting of votes will take place on November 23. Sharma said, “According to the seat sharing agreement, NDA’s ally AJSU party in Jharkhand will contest on 10 seats, JD(U) on two and LJP (Ram Vilas) on one seat. It is almost certain.” AJSU will contest from Silli, Ramgarh, Gomia, Ichagarh, Mandu, Jugsalai, Dumri, Pakur, Lohardaga and Manoharpur.
He said that JD(U) will contest from Jamshedpur West and Tamar while LJP (Ram Vilas) will contest from Chatra.
Sharma made this comment in the presence of Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan and AJSU party chief Sudesh Mahato. As per the agreement, BJP will contest elections on 68 seats. However, discussions are on and a final decision will be taken soon, Sharma said.