Jharkhand Assembly Election: NDA candidate and JDU leader Saryu Rai cast his vote from Jamshedpur West seat

Jharkhand Assembly Election: NDA candidate and JDU leader Saryu Rai voted Wednesday morning from the Jamshedpur West seat as the first round of Jharkhand‘s assembly elections got underway.

Additionally, Saryu Rai made fun of Banna Gupta, the state’s health minister and his rival, claiming that “any other candidate from Congress could have challenged him better.”

Rai, who expressed hope for a change in Jharkhand’s administration, seemed certain that the BJP-led alliance would win the assembly elections.

“What happens will be determined by the results on November 23. We’re hoping for a shift and the formation of an NDA administration in the state. Banna Gupta is not difficult to deal with. There is no pushback from the Health Minister, as he has caused the government and the state to become “ill,” despite the fact that Congress has regular votes. If there were another congressional candidate, it may be more difficult and better. I can say that the results will be in my favor since we have visited several locations in our constituency and seen the sentiment of the populace,” he stated.

Santosh Kumar Gangwar, the governor of Jharkhand, also voted in the first round of the State Assembly elections and urged the populace to cast their ballots “wisely” and in big numbers.

Around 7:00 am marked the start of Jharkhand’s first round of voting, with voters from 15 districts and 43 constituencies casting votes. 73 women are among the 683 candidates whose fates will be decided by the outcome.

The by-elections for 31 assembly seats in ten states, including Kerala’s Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, also started voting this morning.

Polling is scheduled to run until 5:00 p.m., and extensive security measures have been put in place for it. It will conclude at 4 p.m. in 31 constituencies and 950 sensitive booths. To keep the peace and protect the election process, more than 200 security force companies have been stationed at key areas.

With important contenders including former Chief Minister Champai Soren and Congress leader Ajoy Kumar in the race, the BJP-led NDA hopes to overthrow the JMM-led alliance.

Ajoy Kumar (Congress), who is running against Purnima Das Sahu, the daughter-in-law of former Chief Minister Raghubar Das, in Jamshedpur East, and former Chief Minister Champai Soren (BJP) in Seraikela, are important contenders in the first round of Jharkhand’s assembly elections. The wife of former Chief Minister Madhu Koda, Geeta Koda of the BJP, is running against Congressman Sona Ram Sinku in Jaganathpur. Mahua Maji, a current Rajya Sabha MP from Ranchi, has been nominated by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM).

On November 23, the votes will be counted.