Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)

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Mahagathbandhan
Leader Hemant Soren
Chairman Alamgir Alam
Founded2018; 5 Years ago
Ideology Majority:
Socialism (India)
Factions:
Social democracy [1] [2]
Democratic socialism
Communism [3] [4] [5]
Political position Left-wing
Factions:
Centre-left to far-left
Alliance Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Seats in  Lok Sabha
5 / 14
Seats in  Rajya Sabha
3 / 6
Seats in  Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
45 / 81

Mahagathbandhan, also known as Grand Alliance is a coalition of political parties in the Eastern state of Jharkhand in India. It is the major political alliance in Jharkhand.

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The alliance consists of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Indian National Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Nationalist Congress Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation.

History

2018

To fight the incumbent BJP government in the state and in national level the four major state party JMM, Congress, JVM(P), RJD joined hands to form a united opposition in the state under the leadership of JMM in state election and INC in national election called the Mahagathbandhan.

2019 Lok Sabha elections

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Congress, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P), Rashtriya Janata Dal fought the 2019 Lok Sabha election under the banner of UPA/MGB and contested the elections for 14 Seats in Jharkhand. Congress contested on 7 seats, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha contested on 4 seats, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) contested on 2 seats, Rashtriya Janata Dal contested on 1 seat. The results were announced on 23 May 2019. The Congress won from Singhbhum Seat and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha won from Rajmahal Seat. After the elections Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) left the alliance [6]

2019 Jharkhand Assembly election

In Jharkhand Assembly Election, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha contested on 43 Seats, Congress contested on 31 Seats, Rashtriya Janata Dal contested on 7 Seats. [7]

After the defeat of the incumbent BJP government, incumbent Chief Minister Raghubar Das tendered his resignation from the post to Governor Draupadi Murmu.

In the evening, during the election results, JMM leader and Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren addressed the media and thanked the people of Jharkhand for the mandate. He also expressed his gratitude to his alliance partners, Congress & RJD and their president, Sonia Gandhi & Lalu Prasad Yadav respectively.

Next day on 24 December 2019, the meeting of all the 30 JMM MLAs was called, in which Hemant Soren was elected as the leader of the JMM legislature group. Hemant Soren was already the leader and Chief Ministerial candidate of the UPA during the election campaign. On the very same day, Alamgir Alam was elected as the leader of the Congress in the Assembly [8]

After the elections, JVM(P) chief and Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Babulal Marandi extended the support of his party to the Hemant Soren government, thus providing more strength to the government. [9]

On 24 December 2019, Hemant Soren along with the alliance partners, met Governor Draupadi Murmu and staked claim to form the government. Thus, the Mahagathbandhan government came into existence in the Jharkhand.

2024 Elections

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal fought the 2024 Lok Sabha election and contested the elections for 14 Seats in Jharkhand. Congress contested on 7 seats, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha contested on 4 seats, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation and Rashtriya Janata Dal contested on 1 seat. The results were announced on 4 June 2024, the alliance won 5 seats.

Current members

#PartySymbolStrength in Jharkhand Assembly
1 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.svg 26
2 Indian National Congress Hand INC.svg 17
3 Rashtriya Janata Dal Indian Election Symbol Hurricane Lamp.png 1
4 Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Flag Logo of CPIML.png 1
Total45

Past members

PartyBase StateYear of withdrawal
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) Jharkhand 2020
Nationalist Congress Party Maharashtra,
Jharkhand 		2023

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