Ranchi. Now a new bomb, Hemant will now be alive in Jharkhand… On 14 November, the third day of Bihar election results, on 17 November, Bharatiya Janata Party’s national spokesperson Ajay Alok had posted this on social media. Since that time, speculations had started that it was possible that there might be some political turmoil in Jharkhand. This one line increased the political temperature in entire Jharkhand. The reason was also clear – the ongoing tension between JMM and Grand Alliance regarding seat sharing during Bihar elections had already indicated that the rift in relations was deepening. When JMM, which claimed to contest on 12 seats bordering Bihar, did not get the seats, it refused to contest the elections directly. Since then there was discussion that – Bihar’s defeat will change the politics of Jharkhand! Its background has been formed and the political story is being built gradually.
Defeat in Bihar… and attack in Jharkhand?
Actually, the reason for this was visible during the Bihar elections itself, because the way the lack of coordination between the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and the Grand Alliance parties regarding the distribution of seats in the Bihar Assembly elections was indicating something. On the other hand, JMM was claiming to contest elections on 12 seats bordering Bihar and Jharkhand, while on the other hand, the Grand Alliance was seen preparing the background for not giving any attention to JMM. Later it was also discussed that an agreement has been reached on giving 3 seats to JMM. But then the news came that JMM had refused to contest the Bihar Assembly elections. After not getting seats in the grand alliance, JMM did not field candidates and had talked about a review of the alliance in Jharkhand after Bihar elections. Elections were held in Bihar, then the results came and the Grand Alliance suffered a crushing defeat. After this, this post of Ajay Alok also intensified political activity in Jharkhand.
Hemant-Kalpana in Delhi, stir in Jharkhand
After this, the continuous silence of BJP President Babulal Marandi and then Hemant Soren’s long silence and doubt regarding the Grand Alliance, his visit to Delhi with his wife Kalpana Soren and the alleged secret meeting with BJP leaders there… Obviously, the speculations have created a political story. Actually, its background is also clearly visible because, for the last few days, the distance between Hemant Soren and Congress is clearly visible. The Chief Minister not being present at the Sarkar Aapke Dwar program and the program being canceled was also indicating something. Let us tell you that during the same program last year, the Chief Minister used to go from district to district and mention that the government is running from the village and not from the AC room, but this time the Chief Minister’s program was not held in any district.
Discussion on rift in Grand Alliance intensifies
The matter seemed to escalate further when on the occasion of the inauguration program of the Flying Institute in Dumka, ministers and MLAs of allies Congress and RJD were missing on the stage of CM Hemant Soren. Let us tell you that earlier whenever the Chief Minister held a government program in the Grand Alliance, ministers from both the parties were present. As the story progressed further, posters of RJD and Congress leaders were not put up from the posters of the appointment letter distribution program at Morhabadi Maidan. After the posters were not put up, this matter became a topic of discussion among some leaders of Congress and RJD. After this, the political suspense in Jharkhand was further strengthened by the silence of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his visit to Delhi.
Are there preparations for change in the politics of Jharkhand?
Hemant Soren’s stay in Delhi with his wife Kalpana Soren for several days and the news of alleged secret meetings with BJP leaders there seem to indicate uneasiness in the alliance. After that, the absence of the Chief Minister in big programs like Sarkar-Aapke-Dwar, the distance of Congress-RJD leaders from the stage of Dumka Flying Institute and the missing pictures of allies from the government posters deepened the questions. Now the situation is at such a juncture that politics is not being run only on rumours, but the events themselves are writing the story. At present the situation is not clear nor is there any official confirmation at any level, but the language of the corridors of power tells that the politics of Jharkhand is not going to remain calm in the next few days.
