Ahead of the polls, there appears to be massive rift in the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) partners ahead of the Jharkhand assembly elections.
A key ally the Rashtriya Janata Dal expressed disappointment over the announcement of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Congress contesting 70 of 81 seats in the state.
The RJD said the decision on seat sharing by the two INDIA bloc constituents was ‘unilateral’.
It also made it clear that ‘all options were open’ to the party.
Earlier , Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that the INDIA partners will contest the upcoming assembly polls together and the Congress and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha will field candidates in 70 of 81 seats.
Seat-sharing talks are on with alliance partners — the RJD and the Left parties — for the remaining 11 seats, he said.
The assembly polls for 81 seats will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20, and counting will take place on November 23.
“INDIA bloc will contest the Jharkhand assembly polls together. It has been decided during the seat-sharing talks with the allies that the Congress and the JMM will field candidates in 70 of 81 seats,” Soren said after meeting with the alliance partners in Ranchi.
