With an attempt to have better understanding among workers and leaders of four partners of grand alliance, a coordination committee was constituted at JMM leader Vinod Pandey’s Ranchi residence on Thursday.
The main focus of the State level coordination committee was to have better understanding and coordination among workers of four parties at district, block, panchayat and booth-level. In State, Congress, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JMM), Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) (JVM (P) and RJD are part of Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance). Pandey said, “At the meeting it was discussed that based on the requirements and demand, public meetings and rallies will be held by senior leaders of all four partiers.” At the meeting the Grand Alliance leaders also chalked out the strategies to win all 14 Lok Sabha seats in State.
Pandey said, “Our focus is to win all 14 seats in State for which we have prepared strategies. We have prepared detailed strategies for all 14 seats.” In State, the four parties of Grand Alliance are contesting 14 seats in the ratio—Congress 7, JMM 4, JVM (P) 2 and RJD one.
Prior to Grand Alliance coordination committee, the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) too had constituted state coordination committee comprising leaders from BJP, AJSU, JDU and LJP. The BJP is contesting 13 seats, while AJSU is contesting Giridih seat. JDU and LJP part of NDA in State, however they not contesting any seats.
Meanwhile, the campaigning of Grand Alliance leaders will gain pace from April 19. On April 19, the Congress, JMM and JVM (P) will roll out joint campaigning from Chatra’s Hunterganj. Followed by Hunterganj rally, the grand alliance leaders will hold three to four rallies at each constituencies going for poll in first phase. In first phase Palamu, Chatra and Lohardaga are going for polls.
State Congress spokesperson, Lal Kishore Nath Shahdeo said, “Our campaigning will gain momentum from Friday as on Thursday our chopper reached the state capital. Apart from Congress chopper, the JMM too has a chopper. Leaders from all four parties will campaign jointly.”
The Mahagathbandhan apart from having State Coordination Committee has also prepared a list of star campaigners who will campaign in all 14 LS seats.
The Congress star campaigners list includes the name of 40 leaders with Congress president Rahul Gandhi on top followed by Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and other senior leaders.
The JMM star campaigners list includes name of JMM chief Shibu Soren, JMM executive president Hemant Soren and others. Former chief minister Babulal Marandi is star campaigner from JMM, while RJD Tejashwi Prasad Yadav figures in RJD star campaigner list.
