Claiming to win over 10 out of 13 Assembly seats that went to poll during the first phase of polls on Tuesday, State BJP’s election co-incharge Bhupendra Yadav expressed confidence of getting 2/3rd majority in the Jharkhand Assembly.
Talking to mediapersons at party office on Tuesday, Yadav thanked the people of Jharkhand for expressing their support for the party and making up their mind to install a stable Government in the State. “The way people of Jharkhand have participated during the polls during the first phase of elections, it gives more strength to our belief of achieving more than two third of seats in Jharkhand Assembly,” said Yadav.
In order to change the current situation of uncertainty and instability, people have registered a historic voting percentage in the State, he added.“I also believe that similar kind of support will be extended to the BJP during the next four phases of elections paving the way for new hopes in Jharkhand,” he said.
Yadav further added that before the results of elections are out, it is clear that the people of Jharkhand have made up their mind to bring in development through a change through their votes in the state. “Increased voting percentage also hints that the people’s confidence towards democracy has increased,” he said.
Yadav, explaining campaign schedules by party’s senior central leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, confirmed that that Modi will be addressing election meetings in Ranchi and Jamshedpur on Saturday. National BJP President Amit Shah and Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the other hand, will address public meetings at different places in Jharkhand.
Other senior leaders of BJP like Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and Union Minister Babul Supriyo will also be in Jharkhand and do public meetings in the coming days. Meanwhile, Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) congratulating the people of Jharkhand said that in the high poll percentage in some of the most sensitive areas of the state is an indication that the voters have voted for their rights this time without any fear in their minds.
JPCC General Secretary Shamsher Alam also claimed that the UPA will perform well as it has got huge support from the people of all class and expressed confidence that its candidates will mark victory with remarkable margin of votes where polls were held during the first phase of elections in the state. Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) on the other hand has also claimed over 6 out of 11 seats on which the party has fielded its candidate during the first phase of polls in the state.
The list of those Assembly seats includes Chatra, Daltonganj, latehar, Bhavnathpur, Vishrampur and Chhattarpur. The party however, will be giving close fight on the remaining five seats. In a release issued by the party, it has stated that the other parties have left far behind from JVM during these polls.It also stated that the people of Jharkhand have expressed their confidence on JVM Chief Babulal Marandi which can only get them relieved from fear, hunger and rampant corruption in the State.