The Congress on Monday released the first list of 21 candidates for Jharkhand Assembly Polls, naming Ajoy Kumar From Jamshedpur East.
The first list of the grand old party came hours after the seat-sharing formula with Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.
The party named Irfan Ansari from Jamtara, Ajoy Kumar from Jamshedpur East, Banna Gupta from Jamshedpur West, Badal Patralekh from Jarmundi and Pradeep Yadav from Poreyahat.
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As per the seat agreement, Congress will contest on 29 seats in Jharkhand, while Hemant Soren’s Jharkhand Mukti Morcha will contest 41 seats, RJD 6 and Left 4. One more seat will be allotted to a minor party.
The Assembly polls will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20. The votes will be counted on November 23.
The BJP-led NDA also announced its seat-sharing formula among its partners on Friday. The BJP will contest 68 seats, the AJSU Party 10, the JD(U) two and the LJP (Ram Vilas) one.
Filing of nomination papers for the 43 assembly constituencies of Jharkhand, which are going to polls on November 13 in the first phase, began on Friday and will continue till October 25.
