After days of speculation the Opposition parties today finally bowed down to the largest regional party of the State Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, accepting its Executive President Hemant Soren to be the leader of the Grand Alliance in the State. After a meeting of almost all senior political leaders of the Opposition camp at Hemant Soren’s residence here on Thursday, it was decide former Chief Minister Hemant Soren will lead alliance in the State Assembly Election scheduled to be held in 2019 end.
Announcing his leadership Soren said, “We have decided that we have to contest against BJP and our main motto is to prevent anti-BJP vote distribution among parties. The final decision will be announced on January 31 when the representatives of grand alliance will meet once again.”
Speaking on the occasion the JPCC president Ajoy Kumar said, “It was said by the Congress Party president Rahul Gandhi earlier that we will contest the State Assembly Elections in Jharkhand in the leadership of Hemant Soren and now during the meeting we have decided that the party will contest the election in the leadership of Soren.”
While congratulating Hemant Soren to hold meeting of representatives of all Opposition parties, Kumar said, “According to the discussion during the meeting the upcoming general election will be contested in leadership of Congress party. After January 31 it will be decided formally about the alliance and the seat sharing formula among the parties.”
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha chief, Babulal Marandi said, “It is need of hour that all opposition parties should contest election together to save democracy as incumbent BJP government in the State and Centre is debilitating people’s rights every day. Even it is not left higher institutions like Reserve Bank of India, Central Bureau of Investigation etc.”
“The representatives of almost all opposition parties met here to decide future strategy, in which we have decided that we have to contest against misrule of BJP together. After the meeting it was decided that Hemant Soren will be our leader” he added.
Representatives of Left Parties, Rashtriya Janata Dal were also present during the meeting and all of them approved the name of Hemant Soren as leader of the alliance.