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A new chapter begins: Hemant Soren on poll win

December 23, 2019 18:54 IST

Hemant Soren, the chief ministerial candidate of the opposition alliance, which is on way to a decisive victory over the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, on Monday said the people of Jharkhand have given a clear majority to Jharkhand Mukti Morcha/Congress/Rashtriya Janata Dal combine.

IMAGE: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha working president Hemant Soren addresses a press conference after the party's success in the state assembly elections in Ranchi. Photograph: PTI Photo

Soren, who has been projected as the chief ministerial candidate of the alliance, said all the opposition partners will meet to "strategize the future course of action".

 

He thanked Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and his father and JMM president Shibu Soren.

He also thanked the people of all sections and the media.

IMAGE: Hemant Soren seeks blessings of his father and the party chief Shibu Soren at the latter's residence in Ranchi. Photograph: PTI Photo

"The people of Jharkhand have given a clear majority to the JMM/Cong/RJD alliance. A new chapter begins, which will prove a milestone," Soren, who is the working president of JMM, told a press conference soon after trends showed a clear majority to the opposition alliance.

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