The opposition parties in Jharkhand have decided to contest together the Assembly elections due later this year, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) executive president Hemant Soren said on Wednesday. The parties reached the decision after a meeting on Wednesday held at Soren’s residence in Ranchi and attended by representatives of the RJD, the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) and the Congress.
“We have a consensus that we should fight together to root out the BJP and the Raghubar Das government. In the next week or so, we will decide on the distribution of tickets,” Soren said.
State Congress president Dr Ajoy Kumar and JVM-P chief Babulal Marandi did not attend the meeting. Soren said, “I can’t say due to what situations they did not attend.”