The 2024 Jharkhand Assembly elections took place in two phases, with voting for the Dhanwar constituency held on November 20

In Santal Pargana, the BJP’s tally dropped from four seats to one. In most constituencies reserved for tribal candidates, JMM increased its vote share.

The BJP saw its vote share dip in six of the 17 seats it contested in Santhal Pargana, where it aggressively pushed the issue in the run-up to the election. It managed to bag only Jarmundi.

The only ST seat that saffron party could win was thanks to the turncoat former CM Champai Soren, who had quit JMM to join the BJP and won his Saraikella seat on a BJP ticket

The BJP had taken a lead in 21 seats, as of 2.40 pm, while its alliance partners JD(U) and LJP (Ram Vilas), were ahead in one seat each.