Celebrations engulfed the Steel City on Friday as the BJP regained Jamshedpur parliamentary seat after witnessing a bitter defeat from JVM in 2011 by-elections.
The mood at the party’s camp near the strong room at Jamshedpur Co-operative College was upbeat soon after counting started at 8 am. Supporters smeared with Gulal displayed V-signs as the counting process started.
Enthusiastic party cadres burst crackers amidst the beat of dhol, soon after the BJP candidate Vidyut Baran Mahto caught an early lead of 28,000 votes.
Mahto had gained early lead, which infused enthusiasm among the party workers. Drummers played victory tunes after announcements were made after each round of counting exercise.
leaders and supporters of JMM and JVM too, had
constructed makeshifts tents; however, it was the tent of BJP that was brimming with joy with every passing rounds. After the announcements of every round of results, it was the BJP camp of supporters that rejoiced in jubilation.
As the day went ahead, supporters of JVM and JMM started vanishing while the crowd swelled at the saffron brigade. By 19th round of counting, the BJP had
already taken a lead of more than one lakh. “From the very first day we were confident of our victory and we feel relieved to see our candidate heading towards an easy win. We are happy that the party has regained the Jamshedpur parliamentary seat. Modi’s charismatic personality and his vision of development favoured our candidate,” said Raj Kumar Srivastava,
president, district BJP.