8 reasons why voters won’t abandon Hemant Soren tomorrow

As around 20 ST reserved seats in Jharkhand go to polls in the first phase of assembly elections on November 13 (tomorrow, Wednesday), the question on everyone’s lips is whether the BJP can make a mark in the parliament. tribes.

This was because the BJP had won only 2 of the 28 seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes in the state assembly in the last elections. In contrast, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) had won 26 of these reserved seats in 2019, almost all but 4 of its tally of 30 seats.

This time, the BJP made a determined attempt to improve its standing among the tribals.

First, he brought back Babulal Marandi, who had left the party in 2006 and has been a harsh critic of BJP governments ever since, and made him the state president! He also welcomed Geeta Koda of Congress and Seeta Soren, the estranged sister-in-law of JMM’s Hemant Soren, before inducting Champai Soren, who is JMM chief minister till June 2024.

However, despite all its jockeying and horse-trading, there are important reasons why the BJP has not been able to make much progress in its mission.

Adivasis in Jharkhand appear to have little reason to abandon the JMM and embrace the BJP. The ruling party at the Center has little to prove its love for tribals, be it in Jharkhand or elsewhere. Meanwhile, JMM insisted on breaking his record.