Jharkhand polls: People give factured mandate
Ranchi, Dec 23: The people of Jharkhand, as expected, gave a fractured mandate and led the state to a hung assembly.
The Congress-JVM combine secured 25 seats, BJP and JD(U) bagged 20, JMM won 18 and others including RJD, AJSU secured 18 too.
Since the pre-poll alliances failed to form a majority, post-poll lobbying has begun, with Shibu Soren or 'Guruji' emerging as the kingmaker.
Jharkhand Assembly Polls 2009- Final Tally (81/81)
Party
Win
Cong+
25
BJP+
20
JMM
18
Others
18
Seven
Koda
ministers
lose
The
wife
of
scandal-tainted
leader
Madhu
Koda
may
have
secured
a
victory,
but
the
electorate
dished
out
defeat
to
seven
former
ministerial
colleagues
of
Madhu
Koda.
The seven unfortunate colleagues of Koda include former deputy chief ministers Sudhir Mahto and Stephen Marandi, Kamlesh Singh, Bhanu Pratap Sahi, Aprna Sen Gupta, Dulal Bhuiya and Jhobha Manjhi, say latest reports.
As
per
the
data
available
now,
Congress
combine
has
secured
24
seats
and
is
leading
in
1,
while
BJP
alliance
has
bagged
19
seats
and
is
also
leading
in
one.
5:55
PM
Cong,
BJP
compete
for
JMM's
support
Latest
results
and
trends
indicate
that
the
Congress-JVM(P)
combine
and
the
BJP-led
alliance
will
get
22
to
26
seats
each.
In-focus: Jharkhand Assembly Polls 2009
JMM will be close behind with 16 to 19 seats in the 81-member assembly.
"It is high time that secular forces unite," said union food processing minister and Congress MP Subodh Kant Sahay.
While,
state
BJP
president
Raghubar
Das
said,
"No
one
is
an
untouchable
for
us.
We
are
ready
for
an
alliance
government
with
the
support
of
other
parties."
2:50
PM
Koda's
wife
wins
from
Jaganathpur
Independent
candidate
Geeta
Koda,
the
wife
of
former
chief
minister
Madhu
Koda
has
won
over
her
rivals
in
the
Jaganathpur
seat.
In trends available for the 81 seats, the BJP and its ally JD(U) were ahead in 24 seats while Congress-JVM(P) alliance was leading in 23 seats.
The
Jharkhand
Mukti
Morcha
(JMM)
was
ahead
in
19
seats.
1:31
PM
Jharkhand moves towards hung Assembly
The poll result is changing fast in Jharkhand as Congress takes over the BJP as the single largest party in the state.
Congress is leading in 25 assembly seats, while BJP came a close second with 20 seats.
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However, the final scenario could be different as JMM has secured a lead on 14 seats and Independents are ahead on 14.
Both
Congress
and
BJP
will
now
look
at
joining
hands
with
either
of
the
two
after
the
final
results
emerge.
11:32
AM
BJP leads in 21 seats
The BJP appears to have taken an early lead in the Jharkhand assembly election.
BJP is leading in 21 assembly seats, while Congress plus alliance in 20.
UPA
ally
JMM
is
leading
in
17
seats,
RJD
plus
alliance
in
8,
while
others
are
ahead
in
two
seats.
10:15
AM
J'khand's poll count begins, BJP leads in 13 seats
Counting of votes for the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly begun on Wednesday, Dec 23, amidst tight security.
The fate of 1,489 candidates who contested the five-phase elections from Nov 25 to Dec 18 would be known.
Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal (United), Congress-Jharkhand Vikash Morcha (Prajantrik) and Rashtriya Janata Dal, Lok Janshakti Party, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India-Marxist and Maoist Coordination Committee (MCC) are the three main alliances.
The BJP appears to have taken an early lead, with its candidates leading in 13 seats and the Congress coming up second with a lead in 8 seats from a total of 34 seats.
Central
paramilitary
forces
are
deployed
at
all
counting
centres,
officials
said.
09:14
AM
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