Lok Sabha election 2019: Opposition parties form a 'grand alliance' to defeat BJP in Jharkhand during Lok Sabha polls

As the state assembly elections of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Telangana are approaching, the opposition is building new alliances to defeat the resurgent BJP in the state of Jharkhand.

The Opposition parties are ready to form a ‘grand alliance’ for 2019 Lok Sabha election, in order to stop the Modi juggernaut and reclaim the seat of power, a state Congress official said in Ranchi on Monday, as reported by Firstpost.

The four opposition parties which will be contesting the 2019 election together are the Congress, Sibu Soren’s Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD), and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha- Prajatantrik  (JVM-P).

Kishore Sahdeo, the state's Congress spokesperson, told news agency IANS that "The initial round of talks have taken place in New Delhi. The Congress, JMM, RJD and JVM-P have agreed in principal to fight the polls together. The second round of talks will take place in the last week of this month, also in New Delhi, to finalise on seat sharing."

General secretary of JMM Supriyo Bhattacharya said, "We have agreed to fight the Lok Sabha polls in alliance to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The seat sharing will be decided in the coming days."

Meanwhile, the Left parties have also approached the Congress party to become part of the alliance to tackle BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, as said by some party sources. "The role of the Left parties in the alliance is not clear. The central party leaders will decide over the issue," a party source told IANS.

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