Jharkhand Assembly election result 2019 News
Raghubar Das hurt the tribal sentiments by amending land laws - the Santhal Pargana Tenancy (SPT) Act and the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act (CNT) - in 2016. The amendment was passed in the Assembly without discussion amid the opposition uproar.
The ruling party seems to have lost its sheen with most of the top leaders trailing in their constituencies.
The 44-year-old MLA from Barhait has been at the helm of JMM's campaign against the incumbent Raghubar Das-led government.
Some of the major players for the BJP are Raghubar Das who is contesting from East Jamshedpur, Biranchi Narayan from Bokaro and CP Singh representing Ranchi.
The Raghubar Das-led BJP will look to continue for a second term while the Congress and JMM combine look to cause an upset.
Major political parties Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), All Jharkhand Students` Union (AJSU) and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) are among the major political parties which are in the fray in the tribal-dominated state. Raghubar Das took oath as Chief Minister in 2014 after the BJP won 37 seats and stitched an alliance with the AJSU, which had won 5 seats.
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