Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren has announced that JMM party president and former CM Shibu Soren will contest one of the two seats in Jharkhand.
Before the next Rajya Sabha election, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced that his father, JMM party president and former Chief Minister Shibu Soren, would contest one of the two seats in Jharkhand, while the candidate announced another seat at the appropriate time.
However, Shibu Soren lost in the Lok Sabha 2019 election from Dumka’s seat.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren said, “In the upcoming Rajya Sabha election, the election will be held on 2 seats in Jharkhand. Shibu Soren will be the candidate on one of the seats.”
As per the schedule for the elections, notification for the biennial elections will be issued on March 6, March 13 is the last date of filing nominations. Scrutiny of nominations will be done on March 16 while the last date for withdrawal of candidatures is on March 18.
