Ranchi: The Election Commission has dismissed the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s (JMM) allegations regarding the voting hours in rural areas calling them baseless and without facts. Responding to JMM’s objections, the Chief Electoral Officer clarified that the claims about reduced voting hours in rural areas are false.

Seat-sharing dispute is causing unrest among Congress ranks as some leaders are unhappy with JMM being given high-profile constituencies like Ranchi and Bhawnathpur

Expressing its disappointment with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Congress over seat-sharing for the Jharkhand Assembly Polls, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Sunday (October 20, 2024) said it would not settle for less than 12 seats, but it will not sabotage the prospects of the INDIA bloc even if it goes solo.

According to the reports, Congress will contest on 29 seats, a slight decrease from 31 in the last assembly elections. While the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is slated to contest on 41 seats, 2 less than last time.

A day after both the parties announced the seat-sharing deal in the poll-bound state, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has called it "unilateral".

Hemant Soren's seat-sharing announcement has not gone well with the RJD demanding more seats. RJD MP Manoj Jha alleged that Soren's decision was unilateral.