With the UPA alliance declaring candidates for Bermo and Dumka Assembly seats, BJP aspirants are making a beeline from Ranchi to Delhi for getting party tickets.
Under UPA alliance, JMM has received Dumka seat, the party has decided to field JMM chief Shibu Soren’s son Basant Soren, while from Bermo the seat which Congress has received, the party is trying to ride over sympathy votes has given seat to sitting MLA late Rajendra Prasad Singh son Jaimangal Singh.
Sources said that from Dumka seat former minister and senior BJP leader Louis Marandi’s candidature is almost final, but the main issue for the party is the Bermo seat. From the Bermo seat, two old horses are making all effort to get the ticket.
Five times Giridih MP Ravindra Pandey's supporters are making all effort from Ranchi to Delhi hobnobbing with senior leaders for getting ticket from Bermo.
Pandey, who has represented Giridih as the party MP for five times was denied ticket last time as the seat went into AJSU party’s kitty. Sixty one-year old
Pandey, who had represented the seat for five times and is much popular in the area rebelled against party leadership and decided to contest as BSP candidate in the 2019 polls.