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BJP Leaders Defect to JMM Amid Election Tensions

CosmicTaco · 2024-10-23T08:51:27.351750+05:30

- **Former BJP leaders** Dr Lois Marandi, Kunal Sarangi, and Ganesh Mahali joined **Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)**. - Dr Lois Marandi, ex-BJP Vice President, switched after being denied a ticket from her home constituency, **Dumka**. - Marandi criticized BJP for asking her to contest from **Barhait**, a place she is unfamiliar with. - **BJP faces dissent** from multiple leaders, potentially affecting their election prospects. - **JMM accuses** Election Commission of favoring BJP, alleging misuse of central agencies. Source: [Mint](https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/jharkhand-elections-ex-bjp-leaders-lois-marandi-kunal-sarangi-join-cm-hemant-sorens-jmm-gave-so-much-to-bjp-but-11729559091771.html), [The Times Of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/bjp-faces-rebellion-as-lois-marandi-joins-jmm-threatening-election-prospects/articleshow/114441544.cms)

Former BJP leaders Dr Lois Marandi, Kunal Sarangi, and Ganesh Mahali joined Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM).
Dr Lois Marandi, ex-BJP Vice President, switched after being denied a ticket from her home constituency, Dumka.
Marandi criticized BJP for asking her to contest from Barhait, a place she is unfamiliar with.
BJP faces dissent from multiple leaders, potentially affecting their election prospects.
JMM accuses Election Commission of favoring BJP, alleging misuse of central agencies.

Source: Mint, The Times Of India

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