JHARKHAND Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday said that the I.N.D.I.A. bloc partners will contest the upcoming assembly polls together and the Congress and the JMM will field candidates in 70 of 81 seats.

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced that the INDIA bloc will contest the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections together, media reports said.

INDIA bloc will contest the upcoming Jharkhand assembly polls together, Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced today. The Congress and ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha will field candidates in 70 of the 81 assembly segments,

Seat-sharing talks are on with alliance partners - the RJD and the Left parties - for the remaining 11 seats, said the chief minister

Hemant Soren on Saturday said that the INDIA bloc partners, consisting of Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), and the Left parties, will contest the upcoming assembly polls together and the Congress and the JMM will field candidates in 70 of 81 seats.

On Friday, the NDA revealed its seat allocation, with the BJP contesting 68 seats, AJSU 10, Janata Dal (United) 2, and Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) 1 in Jharkhand.

The Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha plan to jointly contest the upcoming Assembly polls, causing backlash from the RJD. Chief Minister Hemant Soren confirmed ongoing seat-sharing talks with alliance partners for 11 out of 81 seats,

Fissures emerged in the INDIA bloc before the Jharkhand assembly elections. The RJD expressed disappointment as the JMM and Congress announced contesting 70 out of 81 seats unilaterally. The RJD stated they were not consulted and are considering all options.

Assembly polls in Jharkhand will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20 and counting will take place on November 23.