Ranchi: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren on Friday filed his nomination as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Saraikella and said that the Congress and its alliance have no existence in Jharkhand and that they don’t stand anywhere in the elections.
“…Not only in Jharkhand, there is a BJP wave across the country. Nobody will be able to stop this wave. Alliance with Congress has no existence in Jharkhand and they stand nowhere in these elections,” said Champai Soren.
Before filing his nomination for the elections, Champai Soren paid tributes to his parents and shared pictures on X.
जोहार मरांग बुरू !
जोहार जाहेर आयो !!आज सुबह अपने माता-पिता को नमन करने के बाद, जिलिंगगोड़ा गांव के जाहेरथान में माथा टेक कर, नामांकन दाखिल करने के लिए प्रस्थान किया।
जय भाजपा ! तय भाजपा !! pic.twitter.com/An8LiYZXqy
— Champai Soren (@ChampaiSoren) October 25, 2024
Earlier in the day, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) released another list of candidates for two seats for the upcoming Assembly polls. The party has fielded Ganesh Mehli from the Saraikela seat posing him against Champai Soren and Ramsurya Munda from Khunti.
On Thursday, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren who had filed his nomination for the upcoming assembly polls took a jibe at Assam CM and Jharkhand BJP co-in-charge of assembly elections Himanta Biswa Sarma by calling him as ‘Pravaasi’ CM who will not be seen in the state once the assembly polls are over.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren will contest from the Barhait Assembly constituency. Meanwhile, Kalpana Soren, the JMM leader and wife of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, filed her nomination as her party candidate from the Gandey Assembly constituency on Thursday. Kalpana Soren is currently representing the Gandey constituency.