In the Jharkhand assembly elections, the JMM-led alliance performed brilliantly and returned to power for the second consecutive time, although four key ministers of the Hemant Soren government faced a crushing defeat in the electoral field.

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In the Jharkhand assembly elections, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led alliance has performed brilliantly and returned to power for the second consecutive time. However, despite this victory, four key ministers of the Hemant Soren government had to face a crushing defeat in the electoral field. The losing ministers include Health Minister Banna Gupta, Water Resources Minister Mithilesh Thakur, Education Minister Baidyanath Ram and Social Welfare Minister Baby Devi.

• Banna Gupta lost to Janata Dal United (JDU) candidate Saryu Roy from Jamshedpur West seat by 7,863 votes.
• Mithilesh Kumar Thakur was defeated by BJP’s Satyendra Nath Tiwari from Garhwa by 16,753 votes.
• Baidyanath Ram, who contested from Latehar, lost to BJP’s Prakash Ram by a narrow margin of 434 votes.
• Social Welfare Minister Baby Devi lost to Jharkhand Loktantrik Kranti Morcha (JLKM)’s Jairam Kumar Mahato by a margin of 10,945 votes in Dumri seat. ‘Maiyaan Samman Yojana’ helpful in victory

Baby Devi’s department is known for the populist ‘Maiyaan Samman Yojana’, which provides monthly financial assistance of Rs 1,000 to women aged 18-50 years. The JMM-led alliance has promised to increase it to Rs 2,500 per month, benefiting about 57 lakh women in the state.

JMM-led alliance got 56 seats

In this election, the JMM-led alliance registered a landslide victory with a total of 56 seats and retained power in the state. At the same time, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had to be content with only 24 seats. BJP won 21 seats and emerged as the second largest party in the state. 41 seats are required for a majority in the state assembly.