Himanta Biswa Sarma questions absence of Congress top brass in Jharkhand campaign

Assam Chief Minister and BJP co-in-charge for the Jharkhand elections, Himanta Biswa Sarma, has called out the absence of top Congress leaders from the campaign trail in the state.

 

"From Rahul Gandhi to Priyanka Gandhi, not a single top leader is campaigning in Jharkhand," Sarma told reporters, adding that the Congress party's "star campaigner" list includes politicians, who have not shown up to support the party's efforts.

 

Sarma's comments come as the Jharkhand Assembly elections are set to be held in two phases on November 13 and 20, with vote counting scheduled for November 23.

 

A total of 2.6 crore voters, including 1.31 crore male and 1.29 crore female voters, as well as 11.84 lakh first-time voters and 66.84 lakh young voters, are eligible to participate in the electoral process.

 

Earlier on November 3, Sarma hailed the recent joining of Mandal Murmu, a proposer for Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Sarma asserted that Murmu's joining signifies that the party has received the blessings of Sidhu Kanhu and Phulo Jhano.

 

"Our list of star campaigners has 40 politicians, and they come to do meetings, but in the Congress, not a single one from the listed ones is coming," Sarma said, challenging the Congress party's commitment to the Jharkhand elections.