Jharkhand Election results: Champai Soren wins Seraikela seat marking his 7th victory
Jharkhand Election Results 2024: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren is running for the 2024 Assembly elections from Seraikela as a BJP candidate. A long-time JMM member, he joined the BJP in August this year, giving the party a hold over the tribal population of the state.
Jharkhand Elections Results 2024: Champai Soren on Saturday expressed confidence that the BJP will win in Jharkhand, saying, "There is no doubt it.”
According to the ECI website, Champai Soren has won the Seraikela constituency by over 20,000 votes.
Speaking to ANI earlier today, Soren said, "BJP is going to win, there is no doubt. BJP-NDA is going to form the government. People have voted in favour of the BJP."
The BJP leader added, “The biggest issue in Jharkhand has been the Bangladeshi infiltrators. The population of Bangladeshi infiltrators is increasing rapidly. In this election, BJP is going to form the government, it will be clear in the next 1-1.5 hours.”
Speaking on the CM face in Jharkhand, Champai Soren said, "BJP is the largest party in the country. It will be decided by the party, and then there will be a discussion between the MLAs."
The former Chief Minister of Jharkhand and seven-time MLA Champai Soren is contesting from the Seraikela constituency for the Jharkhand Assembly elections 2024.
Soren had been a close aide of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) co-founder Shibu Soren. The 67-year-old tribal leader was first elected in 1991 from the Seraikela constituency and served two terms in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He joined JMM during the Jharkhand state movement.
He was elected as a member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from JMM for four terms from 2000 to 2024. However, for the Jharkhand Assembly elections 2024, Soren is contesting from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
On August 30, Soren joined the BJP, giving the party a hold over the tribal population of the state, the main voter base of Jharkhand. Soren said that the reason to join BJP was to “develop this state” and “save the existence of tribals”.
Champai Soren briefly served as Chief Minister of Jharkhand after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Hemant Soren on money laundering allegations. He was also the Cabinet Minister of Transport, Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, and Backward Class Welfare in the Government of Jharkhand.
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First Published:23 Nov 2024, 09:55 AM IST
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