Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)

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Mahagathbandhan
LeaderHemant Soren
ChairpersonShibu Soren
Founded2018
IdeologyBig tent
Factions:
Secularism[1][2]
Socialism[2]
Progressivism[2]
Liberalism[3]
Communism[4]
AllianceUPA
Seats in Lok Sabha
2 / 14
Seats in Rajya Sabha
2 / 6
Seats in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
50 / 81

Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) is a coalition of political parties in the state of Jharkhand in India, formed before the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.

The alliance consists of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Indian National Congress, Nationalist Congress Party and Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation

History[edit]

2019 Lok Sabha Elections[edit]

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Congress, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P), Rashtriya Janata Dal Formed The Alliance Before Lok Sabha Elections In 2019 And Contested The Elections For 14 Seats in Jharkhand. Congress On 7 Seats, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha On 4 Seats, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) On 2 Seats, Rashtriya Janata Dal On 1 Seat. The results were Announced on 23 May 2019 The Congress Won From Singhbhum Seat And Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Won From Rajmahal Seat. After The Elections Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) Left The Alliance[5]

2019 Jharkhand Assembly Election[edit]

In Jharkhand Assembly Election Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Contesting On 43 Seats, Congress Contesting On 31 Seats, Rashtriya Janata Dal Contesting On 7 Seats[6]

After the defeat of the incumbent BJP government, incumbent Chief Minister Raghubar Das tendered his resignation from the post. He tendered his resignation to Governor Draupadi Murmu.

In the evening, during the election results, JMM leader and Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren addressed the media and thanked the people of Jharkhand for the mandate. He also expressed his gratitude to his alliance partners, Congress & RJD and their president, Sonia Gandhi & Lalu Prasad Yadav respectively.

Next day on 24 December 2019, the meeting of all the 30 JMM MLAs was called, in which Hemant Soren was elected as the leader of the JMM legislature group. Hemant Soren was already the leader and Chief Ministerial candidate of the UPA during the election campaign. On the very same day, Alamgir Alam was elected as the leader of the Congress Legislative Party (CLP).[7]

After the elections, JVM(P) chief and Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Babulal Marandi extended the support of his party to the Hemant Soren government, thus providing more strength to the government.[8]

On 24 December 2019, Hemant Soren along with the alliance partners, met Governor Draupadi Murmu and staked claim to form the government.

Current members[edit]

No Party Symbol Current No.

of MLAs in Jharkhand Assembly

1 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.png 30
2 Indian National Congress Hand INC.svg 18
4 Nationalist Congress Party Clock symbol of NCP.png 1
5 Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Flag Logo of CPIML.png 1
- Total 50

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Soper, J. Christopher; Fetzer, Joel S. (2018). Religion and Nationalism in Global Perspective. Cambridge University Press. pp. 200–210. ISBN 978-1-107-18943-0.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Know your party symbols!". Daily News and Analysis. 10 April 2014.
  3. Jha, Giridhar (25 November 2019). "Maharashtra Govt Formation: BJP's Return Into Ring Makes Scene Murkier". Outlook. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. "General Programme of CPI(ML)". Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) website. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  5. "JVM(P) Breaks Off Pre-Lok Sabha Alliance, To Go Into Jharkhand Assembly Polls Alone". News18. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  6. "Jharkhand Assembly Election: Congress, JMM, RJD announce power sharing formula, Hemant Soren CM candidate - Elections News". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  7. The Pioneer. "Alamgir Alam elected as Cong leader in House". dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  8. PTI. "J'khand Governor invites Hemant Soren to form government: JMM". millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
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