Jharkhand: Cong begins victory celebrations

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December 23, 2019 12:54

Total seats: 81

Trends available: 81

BJP: 29

JMM: 24

Congress: 13

RJD: 5

JVM(P): 4

AJSU Party: 2

CPI-ML(Liberation): 1

NCP: 1 Independent: 2

Buoyed by the Opposition alliance inching closer towards victory in Jharkhand, Congress workers celebrated here at All India Congress Committee (AICC) office by bursting crackers and playing the drums.

Scores of party workers gathered outside the AICC office to celebrate even as the counting of votes is still underway.

Congress, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) have contested these Assembly elections in an alliance to oust ruling BJP from power.

The counting of votes for 81 Jharkhand Assembly seats began at 8 am on Monday in all the 24 district headquarters amid tight security.

The state went to polls for 81 Assembly seats in five phases from November 30 to December 20.

Image: Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das is leading from his Jamshedpur (East) seat.

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