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BJP In Jharkhand: The Missteps That Cost It, Plus How The Party Can Make Amends Going Forward

Abhishek Kumar

Nov 28, 2024, 12:33 PM | Updated 01:04 PM IST


Jairam Mahato, Hemant Soren, Babulal Marandi and Himanta Biswa Sarma
  • The BJP must persuade tribals to see Bangladeshis not as their own with slight differences, but as fundamentally distinct in identity and character.
  • Amidst the celebration of its massive victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also needs to deeply analyse the unprecedented setback it received in Jharkhand.

    The party won only 21 out of the 68 seats it contested, whereas in 2019, it had secured 25 seats out of 79 — leading to a decline in its win-loss ratio. It may take solace in the fact that its vote share per seat increased, but it has a lot to build upon before the next assembly election.

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    Abhishek is Staff Writer at Swarajya.


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