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Turncoats make the cut in rival J'khand parties
The Morning Standard
|October 28, 2024
TURNCOATS, who switched sides just before the elections or after being denied tickets, have emerged as the first preference of both the NDA and the INDIA bloc. Each alliance has awarded tickets to 13 turncoats, including prominent figures like Champai Soren.
Nine of them -- Babulal Marandi, Sita Soren, Amit Yadav, Saryu Roy, Kamlesh Singh, Jai Prakash Bhai Patel, Kedar Hajra, and Lobin Hembrom -- are MLAs.
For the BJP, there will be a challenge for Muslim-supporting leaders to harmonise with the party's Hindu nationalist workers. Meanwhile, for JMM, BJP leaders with a Hindutva image may face potential challenges in building harmony with Muslim and tribal organisations.
This story is from the October 28, 2024 edition of The Morning Standard.
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