Congress leader Rakesh Sinha expressed confidence that the results will be in favour of the ‘Mahagathbandhan.’
Jharkhand: Congress leader Rakesh Sinha expressed optimism that the results will favor the “Mahaghathbandhan” as the counting for the Jharkhand and Maharashtra Assembly Elections and bypoll results started on Saturday.
According to the Congress politician, the BJP will only hold 7-8 seats in Jharkhand because the state’s people would not support a party that uses catchphrases like “Batoge toh Katoge.”
Resilient Jharkhand soil has resisted repeated efforts by the BJP to weaken it via initiatives like ‘Operation Lotus,’ as well as interventions by the ED, Income Tax Department, and CBI. Sinha added, indicating that resort politics would not be necessary.
“The results will come in our favor,” Sinha told ANI. ‘Mahaghathbandhan’ candidates have received the affection, support, and blessings of the public. In Jharkhand, the populace has said that they would not tolerate anyone who shouts “Batoge toh Katoge.”
“The BJP once said that they will win 400 seats in the Lok Sabha. The government is now operating on crutches. In Jharkhand, the BJP will lose seven or eight seats. A resort will not be required. Jharkhand’s soil is very hard, and the BJP has been working nonstop to destroy it with “Operation Lotus,” the ED, the Income Tax, and the CBI,” Sinha remarked.
Along with the results of 15 states’ by-elections, the 2024 Jharkhand and Maharashtra Assembly Elections count started at 8 a.m. on Saturday. Trends are anticipated to emerge in the first few hours of the counting, which will determine the outcome of the 288 seats in Maharashtra and the 81 in Jharkhand.
Over 66 percent of voters turned out to vote in Maharashtra’s Legislative Assembly polls on Wednesday, above the 61 percent turnout in the 2019 elections.
The MVA coalition, which consists of the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP (SP), is a fierce rival to the Mahayuti alliance, which consists of the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP. The higher voter participation is seen by both coalitions as an indication of support for their respective campaigns.
In Jharkhand, the BJP-led NDA coalition, which consists of AJSU, JD(U), and LJP, is running against the JMM-led alliance, which consists of Congress, RJD, and CPI(ML).
According to exit polls, the JMM-led coalition is anticipated to win 25–30 seats, while the NDA may win 42–47 seats.
On election day, Jharkhand’s voter turnout surpassed the 65 percent turnout in 2019 with a recorded turnout of over 68.45 percent. The JMM took 30 seats, the BJP 25 seats, and the Congress 16 seats in the 2019 elections.
Today will see the announcement of the Maharashtra and by-election results, as well as the results for all 81 Jharkhand seats.
