Ranchi:Seat sharing for Jharkhand Assembly elections 2024 has been finalised. Assam Chief Minister and BJP's election in-charge Himanta Biswa Sarma announced this here on Friday at a press conference. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will contest 68 seats while its key allies, All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), Janata Dal-United (JDU) and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (LJP) have been allocated 10, 2 and 1 seats.
As per the agreement, 10 seats -- Silli, Ramgarh, Gomia, Ichagarh, Mandu, Jugsalai, Dumri, Pakur, Lohardaga, and Manoharpur--have been allotted to the AJSU Party. The JD (U) has been given two seats -- Jamshedpur West and Tamar-- while LJP (Ram Vilas) will fight for the Chatra Sadar seat.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the seat-sharing agreement was reached through discussions with all parties, though minor adjustments to one or two seats may be made by mutual consent.