Jharkhand Opposition Parties to Fight in Alliance

Ranchi: The opposition parties in Jharkhand have agreed to fight the 2019 Lok Sabha polls by forming an alliance, a state Congress official said here on Monday.

The four opposition parties are the Congress, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P). “The initial round of talks have taken place in New Delhi.

The Congress, JMM, RJD and JVM-P have agreed in principle 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,” Kishore Sahdeo, the state’s Congress spokesperson, said. (IANS)