11 hours Ago By Harshit Seth
Ranchi: In the wake of a historic victory in the Jharkhand Assembly elections, Chief Minister Hemant Soren shared heartwarming images on social media, enjoying quality time with his two sons. The pictures, which show Soren embracing his children, quickly went viral. He captioned the post, "Meri Shakti" (My strength).
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led alliance, which includes the Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI-ML), secured a commanding lead in 56 seats, ensuring the coalition’s historic second consecutive term under Soren's leadership. Soren's post on X received significant engagement, with 317 comments, 785 retweets, and over 9,000 likes, amassing a reach of 88,000 views by 4 p.m.
on Saturday. Supporters flooded the post with messages of congratulations. One user, Suraj Kumar, commented, “Many congratulations, Chief Minister ji, for the historic victory.
Even your own people betrayed you, but you stood like a rock and fought a brilliant battle.” Another, Mukesh Kumar, appealed to the Chief Minister to focus on the welfare of students, writing: “This time, take care of Jharkhand's students as well. I request you to conduct all exams transparently.
” In response to the election results, JMM General Secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya stated, “Some people from outside had come and attempted to divide us, but they were swept away. The public has reaffirmed its trust in the grand alliance.” In Ranchi, Soren's wife, Kalpana Soren, who won from the Gandey constituency, also received widespread congratulations.
A long queue of well-wishers gathered to extend their good wishes to her. According to the Election Commission, the JMM-led alliance has won five seats and is leading in 51 of the 81 constituencies in the Assembly. In contrast, the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) trails with leads in just 24 seats.
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