BJP urges Jharkhand Govt to announce ULB poll dates

The Jharkhand unit of the BJP on Sunday demanded that the State Government conduct the upcoming Urban Local Body (ULB) elections on party basis and announce the poll dates at the earliest, a party leader said.

The demands were discussed at a meeting chaired by State BJP President Aditya Sahu. The meeting was also attended by the leader of the opposition, Babulal Marandi, Union Minister Annapurna Devi, and former chief ministers Champai Soren and Madhu Koda.

BJP spokesperson Amit Mandal said various issues related to the upcoming ULB polls were discussed during the meeting.” We demanded that the Government conduct the elections on a party basis and declare the election dates at the earliest,” Mandal told reporters.