CM Hemant Soren-led party emerged as the single largest in Jharkhand that secured 34 assembly seats. JMM chief is set for term 2 as the party steered the INDIA bloc to victory.

Four key ministers in the JMM-led Hemant Soren government faced crushing defeat in Jharkhand assembly polls despite a stellar performance by the coalition which retained power for the second consecutive term.

I.N.D.I.A leads with 51 seats, overtaking NDA. Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s JMM aims to retain power amid predictions favoring both alliances. Key candidates include Hemant Soren and Babulal Marandi.

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Soren has previously won this seat in the 2014 and 2019 elections, and he was hoping to retain his position in this election. His victory in Barhait adds to his political success, and he remains a prominent figure in Jharkhand’s politics,

Despite multiple ups and downs in the past five years, including the arrest of Hemant Soren, the INDIA bloc defeated the BJP-led NDA with a comfortable majority.

The JMM-led INDIA bloc is poised to form the next government in Jharkhand, having crossed the majority mark of 41 seats in the 2024 Assembly elections. Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his wife, Kalpana Soren,

The turnout of women voters was four per cent more this time and their votes seem to have contributed decisively to the fate of the JMM candidates.

Four members of the Hemant Soren family contested the Jharkhand assembly election 2024. They are Hemant Soren, his wife Kalpana Soren, his younger brother Basant Soren and his daughter-in-law Sita Soren.