The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) has exulted confidence in making a clean sweep in the upcoming lok Sabha elections from Jamshedpur parliamentary seat.
The party leaders have expressed confidence that buoyed by the development initiatives taken by the party candidate and Jamshedpur MP Dr Ajoy Kumar coupled with the charisma of party supremo Babulal Marandi, the party will register victory for the second consecutive term.
The party is pinning hopes on campaign trail of former Jharkhand Chief Minister and the founder leader Babulal Marandi to woo voters to trounce the opponents in the election scheduled on April 17.
Abhay Singh, party’s central secretary said that Marandi will accompany Kumar while his nomination on March 21. On the same day the party supremo will also address a rally at Agrico ground. He will camp in the city to campaign for party’s candidate.
“Ajoy Kumar has left a mark in his 2.5 years tenure as the MP and development and progress will be an important poll issue for us. Moreover, Babulalji is our guardian in the State. His campaign will also instill confidence among party workers and voters. We have full faith on his leadership. People trust him for his honest and dedication. He will attract voters like always,” said Singh.
Meanwhile, when contacted, Ajoy Kumar said that he has full confidence on the voters and will confident to win. He has been a dedicated public
representative during his tenure and will seek votes on the
development plank.
A senior JVM leader informed that during his campaign in Jamshedpur the former Chief Minister will appeal to the voters to apply their mind while exercising their franchise and will urge them not to get deceived by the opposition parties’ campaigns.
During his campaigns with the local people the Marandi has been repeatedly taking up issues like controversial CNT Act, poor law and order condition and alleged involvement of corporate houses in putting the present coalition Government in the helm of the State.
In last polls in 2011 the former supercop Dr Ajoy Kumar won the prestigious Jamshedpur lok Sabha by-election with a record margin defeating his nearest rival, Dineshanand Goswami of BJP, by 1,55,727. The totally belonged to the former IPS officer who maintained his lead throughout the 23 rounds of the counting of votes, JVM candidate Dr Kumar bagged 2,76,582 votes while BJP candidate bagged 1,20,855 votes. Sudhir Mahato of JMM stood third in the ranking order securing 1,15,799 votes while AJSU candidate Astik Mahato came fourth with 99058 votes.