Party insiders also attributed ticket distribution and disconnect with tribal voters as the major reasons behind the party’s inadequate performance

Saraikella, where Champai Soren won by a margin of 25,000 votes. The party lost two ST seats in Ranchi to JMM.

In the 2019 elections, the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance secured a majority with 47 seats, while the BJP’s tally fell from 37 in 2014 to 25 seats.

The BJP was confident that it could turn the tide in its favour through an aggressive campaign that targeted CM Soren’s leadership, and raised issues like 'infiltration' from Bangladesh and the government’s alleged 'corruption.

While Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s imprisonment was seen as an affront to Adivasi pride, the party also won favour for its welfare schemes.

RANCHI: It is Abua Raj, Abua Sarkar (own state, own government) for Jharkhand as Chief Minister Hemant Soren led INDIA alliance register a stunning victory in t