Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)

Mahagathbandhan is a coalition of political parties in the state of Jharkhand in India, formed before the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.

This article is about the regional political alliance in Jharkhand. For the political alliance in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, see Mahagathbandhan (2019). For the regional political alliance in Bihar, see Mahagathbandhan (Bihar).
Mahagathbandhan
LeaderHemant Soren
ChairpersonAlamgir Alam
Founded2018; 4 Years ago
IdeologyBig tent
Factions:
Secularism[1][2]
Socialism[2]
Progressivism[2]
Liberalism[3]
AllianceIndian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
2 / 14
Seats in Rajya Sabha
3 / 6
Seats in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
50 / 81

The alliance consists of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Indian National Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Nationalist Congress Party.

History

2018

To fight the incumbent BJP government in the state and in national level the four major state party JMM, Congress, JVM(P), RJD joined hands to form a united opposition in the state under the leadership of JMM in state election and INC in national election. They named it as Mahagathbandhan.

2019 Lok Sabha elections

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Congress, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P), Rashtriya Janata Dal fought the Lok Sabha Elections In 2019 under the banner of UPA/MGB And Contested The Elections For 14 Seats in Jharkhand. Congress On 7 Seats, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha On 4 Seats, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) On 2 Seats, Rashtriya Janata Dal On 1 Seat. The results were Announced on 23 May 2019 The Congress Won From Singhbhum Seat And Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Won From Rajmahal Seat. After The Elections Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) Left The Alliance[4]

2019 Jharkhand Assembly election

In Jharkhand Assembly Election, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha contested on 43 Seats, Congress contested on 31 Seats, Rashtriya Janata Dal contested on 7 Seats.[5]

After the defeat of the incumbent BJP government, incumbent Chief Minister Raghubar Das tendered his resignation from the post to Governor Draupadi Murmu.

In the evening, during the election results, JMM leader and Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren addressed the media and thanked the people of Jharkhand for the mandate. He also expressed his gratitude to his alliance partners, Congress & RJD and their president, Sonia Gandhi & Lalu Prasad Yadav respectively.

Next day on 24 December 2019, the meeting of all the 30 JMM MLAs was called, in which Hemant Soren was elected as the leader of the JMM legislature group. Hemant Soren was already the leader and Chief Ministerial candidate of the UPA during the election campaign. On the very same day, Alamgir Alam was elected as the leader of the Congress in the Assembly[6]

After the elections, JVM(P) chief and Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Babulal Marandi extended the support of his party to the Hemant Soren government, thus providing more strength to the government.[7]

On 24 December 2019, Hemant Soren along with the alliance partners, met Governor Draupadi Murmu and staked claim to form the government.Thus the Mahagathbandhan government came into existence in the Jharkhand.

Current members
# Party Symbol Strength in Jharkhand Assembly
1 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
29
2 Indian National Congress
17
3 Rashtriya Janata Dal
1
4 Nationalist Congress Party
1
5 Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation 1
Total 49

See also

References
  1. Soper, J. Christopher; Fetzer, Joel S. (2018). Religion and Nationalism in Global Perspective. Cambridge University Press. pp. 200–210. ISBN 978-1-107-18943-0.
  2. "Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Know your party symbols!". Daily News and Analysis. 10 April 2014.
  3. Jha, Giridhar (25 November 2019). "Maharashtra Govt Formation: BJP's Return Into Ring Makes Scene Murkier". Outlook. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. "JVM(P) Breaks Off Pre-Lok Sabha Alliance, To Go Into Jharkhand Assembly Polls Alone". News18. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  5. "Jharkhand Assembly Election: Congress, JMM, RJD announce power sharing formula, Hemant Soren CM candidate - Elections News". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  6. The Pioneer. "Alamgir Alam elected as Cong leader in House". dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  7. PTI. "J'khand Governor invites Hemant Soren to form government: JMM". millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
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