INDIA bloc stuns BJP in Jharkhand Assembly elections, Hemant Soren poised to return as CM

The Jharkhand Assembly election results seem to have delivered a significant blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with the JMM-led I.N.D.I.A bloc securing a lead and positioning itself to retain power in the state. With this, Chief Minister Hemant Soren is on course for a second consecutive term in the state. The I.N.D.I.A bloc's performance has reaffirmed its dominance in Jharkhand, successfully countering the BJP's aggressive campaign. 

The JMM-led alliance was



leading in 51 of the 81 assembly seats in the state while the NDA was ahead in 29 and others on one seat,  according to the current trends available on the Election Commission's website. Chief Minister Hemant Soren was leading in the Barhait assembly constituency by a margin of 17,347 votes over BJP’s Gamliyel Hembrom after the seventh round of counting. Meanwhile, JMM legislator and wife of Jharkhand CM Kalpana Soren was trailing by 3,060 votes against BJP’s Muniya Devi after eight rounds.