AJSU to Ally with BJP for Jharkhand Assembly polls; Conforms Its Chief After Meeting Shah

New Delhi: The All Jharkhand Students Union President Sudesh Mahto met Union Home Minister Amit Shah. After the meeting he confirmed an alliance with the BJP for the upcoming Jharkhand elections.

On Monday, Sudesh Mahto said, “A discussion was done on the present political situation in Jharkhand and the situation in which the state government has brought the state. It has been decided that we will contest the elections together. It will be good if Champai Soren becomes a part of the NDA.”

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is in charge of Jharkhand, announced on Monday evening that former Jharkhand Chief Minister and JMM leader Champai Soren will join the BJP on August 30 in Ranchi.

In recent past, Champai Soren hinted at forming a new party. He alleged that he had been “insulted” during his tenure as Chief Minister.

“I have been trying to get the rights of the tribals, natives, poor, labourers, students and people of backward classes of the state. Whether I held any post or not, I was always available to the public, raising the issues of those people who had dreamt of a better future with the state of Jharkhand,” he said.

Assembly elections are going to be held in Jharkhand later this year.