Jharkhand election: ‘Will form even stronger government,’ says Congress' Rajesh Thakur | VIDEO

Ranchi: As the countdown to the 2024 Jharkhand Assembly elections begins, political leaders from the state’s major parties are expressing confidence in their respective parties’ chances. With vote counting set to take place soon, Congress leader Rajesh Thakur is optimistic about their party’s prospects in the state.

Congress confident of forming strong government

Ahead of the results, Congress leader Rajesh Thakur emphasised that the outcome of the election would reflect the success of the party’s efforts over the past five years. Speaking on Saturday, Thakur stated that the alliance in the state would form an even stronger government, continuing its work for the people.

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"From what I understand, the result of the work we did will be out today," Thakur said, adding that the approval by people of various schemes offered by them will reflect in the results.

"A short while from now, trends will start coming in. From what I can understand, the results of the work we did is going to be out. The manner in which we worked for people, providing the Old Pension Scheme for employees, waiving off farm loans up to Rs 2 lakhs, providing free electricity up to 200 units to the public, providing help to the elderly people through pension, honoured women through Maiya Samman Yojana. The stamp of approval by people on those schemes will reflect in the results," Thakur said.

He also reiterated that the government’s welfare schemes would continue to benefit the people for another five years. "We believe that this day will decide the future of Jharkhand. We believe that we will form an even stronger government once again. We will take our schemes to the people for another five years," he said.

INDIA alliance set to win, says Thakur

Responding to exit polls that predicted a BJP victory, Thakur remained optimistic about the prospects of the INDIA coalition. He rejected the polls' projections, asserting that the alliance was poised to take power in Jharkhand once again.

"I think who I am pointing out will form the Government - the INDIA Alliance government. Everyone makes their own assessment. But we work in the field for 5 years and then make an assessment. So, we believe that we are coming back to power," the Congress leader said.

BJP confident of NDA victory

Meanwhile, BJP leader Babulal Marandi expressed confidence that the BJP-led NDA (National Democratic Alliance) would secure a majority in the upcoming results. Marandi predicted that the NDA would win over 51 seats in the Jharkhand Assembly, citing what he called the corruption in the current government as a major issue that would lead voters to back the opposition.

Speaking before vote counting began this morning, Marandi said, "Look, regarding the government, we had some regrets, but after the elections, based on the feedback we received from grassroots-level workers, I can say with confidence that this time the BJP and the NDA alliance will secure 51-plus seats in Jharkhand, and the NDA will form the government here." 

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