JMM, Congress name star campaigners for Assam election
Ranchi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Monday informed the Election Commission (EC) that CM Hemant Soren and Gandey MLA Kalpana Soren would be its star campaigners in the Assam assembly election.
In a letter, JMM said besides Hemant and Kalpana, other 18 campaigners will include senior party leader Sarfaraz Alam, Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Maji, state minister Hafizul Hassan and others.
The letter, written to the EC by JMM general secretary Vinod Kumar Pandey, stated Hemant Soren will lead their campaigning in different constituencies in Assam. The party also sought the EC’s approval for seamless movement of the party vehicles for campaigning.
“We request the poll body to grant permission for JMM’s poll campaigning in Assam and provide vehicle passes for star campaigners’ vehicles,” Pandey wrote.
The Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee also notified over a dozen names for campaigning in various constituencies in the northeastern state. All four Congress ministers in the state govt, along with nine others including veteran MPs and MLAs from Jharkhand will engage in electioneering, informed a notification that was issued by Jharkhand affair’s in-charge K Raju two days ago.
JMM is eyeing to contest in the Assam election.
Hemant had recently undertaken trips to Assam twice for pre-poll rallies and had also hinted on tying up with a relatively new outfit—Jai Bharat Party—to fight on 40 seats.
This prompted Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi to rush to Ranchi earlier this week to hold meeting with CM to explore possibilities to extend its alliance in Assam too, which will further depend on the seat sharing deal.
In a letter, JMM said besides Hemant and Kalpana, other 18 campaigners will include senior party leader Sarfaraz Alam, Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Maji, state minister Hafizul Hassan and others.
The letter, written to the EC by JMM general secretary Vinod Kumar Pandey, stated Hemant Soren will lead their campaigning in different constituencies in Assam. The party also sought the EC’s approval for seamless movement of the party vehicles for campaigning.
“We request the poll body to grant permission for JMM’s poll campaigning in Assam and provide vehicle passes for star campaigners’ vehicles,” Pandey wrote.
The Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee also notified over a dozen names for campaigning in various constituencies in the northeastern state. All four Congress ministers in the state govt, along with nine others including veteran MPs and MLAs from Jharkhand will engage in electioneering, informed a notification that was issued by Jharkhand affair’s in-charge K Raju two days ago.
JMM is eyeing to contest in the Assam election.
Hemant had recently undertaken trips to Assam twice for pre-poll rallies and had also hinted on tying up with a relatively new outfit—Jai Bharat Party—to fight on 40 seats.
This prompted Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi to rush to Ranchi earlier this week to hold meeting with CM to explore possibilities to extend its alliance in Assam too, which will further depend on the seat sharing deal.
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