Congress’s loss is BJP’s gain: Geeta Koda to increase saffron celebration’s electoral potential customers in Jharkhand

NEW DELHI: The Congress in Jharkhand suffered an obstacle ahead of Lok Sabha elections as the only celebration MP from the state Geeta Koda signed up with the BJP on Monday. Geeta Koda is the other half of previous Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda. The loss of Geeta Koda, who is an MP from Singhbhum, might strike the Congress hard not simply in nationwide elections, however likewise in the assembly elections arranged later on this year. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had actually won 11 out of the 14 seats in the state, while one seat was won by its ally AJSUP. The Congress and the JMM, on the other hand, might win simply one seat each. In the assembly elections later on in 2019, the BJP lost power in the state with celebration winning just 25 out of the 81 seats. The JMM with 30 seats and Congress with 16 seats formed a union federal government. The Kodas hold significant influence in the Singhbhum area of the state. Madhu Koda was the primary minister of Jharkhand from 2006 to 2008. Geeta Koda signed up with politics after Madhu Koda got embrioled in corruption cases and was debarred from objecting to elections. She served 2 terms as MLA from 2009 to 2019, before being chosen as MP from Chaibasa. S
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