'RJD not getting appropriate representation in seat-sharing for Jharkhand assembly polls': RJD State President
Oct 20, 2024
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 20 : Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) State President Sanjay Singh Yadav on Sunday expressed dissatisfaction with the seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections, stating that the party was not receiving adequate representation.
"We are not getting appropriate representation in the seat-sharing. Alliance partners should make statements collectively. We have already demanded 22 seats... We will speak further later," Yadav told ANI.
RJD leader and Jharkhand Minister Satyanand Bhokta said the party is demanding the seats they won in the previous election.
"Disagreements occur within families too. This is a large alliance, and some issues are inevitable. We are part of this coalition and will win the elections. We are asking for the seats we won last time... RJD will win all the seats it contests... 50% of the issues have been resolved," Bhokta told ANI.
Meanwhile, RJD leader Mrityunjay Tiwari reiterated that RJD is a strong political force in Jharkhand and that the INDIA alliance would contest the elections unitedly.
"RJD is a strong political party in Jharkhand... The INDIA alliance will fight the Jharkhand Assembly elections as one, and RJD will receive its rightful respect," Tiwari told ANI.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal is contesting the assembly elections in alliance with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Congress.
On Saturday, the BJP announced its first list of 66 candidates for the Jharkhand elections.
The BJP will contest the upcoming assembly elections in alliance with the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), Janata Dal (United) (JD-U), and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). The BJP will field candidates in 68 seats, AJSU in 10 seats, JD-U in two seats, and LJP in one seat.
Notably, elections for all 81 seats in the Jharkhand assembly will be held in two phases, on November 13 and November 20.
