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Babulal Marandi set to be re-elected JVM(P) president

Former chief minister Babulal Marandi is all set to be re-elected central president of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P), one of Jharkhand’s influential opposition parties, once again. Marandi has been the president of the party he floated in 2006 following a clash of interest with BJP where his political career began.
Babulal Marandi set to be re-elected JVM(P) president
<p>Former chief minister Babulal Marandi is set to be re-elected central president of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) unopposed at the party's general assembly on Monday. (PTI photo)</p><p><br></p><p>,<br></p>
RANCHI: Former chief minister Babulal Marandi is all set to be re-elected central president of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P), one of Jharkhand’s influential opposition parties, once again. Marandi has been the president of the party he floated in 2006 following a clash of interest with BJP where his political career began.
Marandi filed nomination for the post of president on Sunday.
“In the last 24 hours during which nomination was open, no other leader has filed nomination,” JVM(P) leader Santosh Kumar, who is among many leaders who proposed Marandi’s name for the post of party president, said.
Marandi is set to be elected unopposed at the JVM(P) general assembly on Monday. A mega political rally of party workers from all districts of the state proposed at city’s Morhabadi ground will mark the event.
JVM(P) claims to be the voice of the people neglected by the BJP-led state government and ‘there are many such people’ across all the state. JVM(P) won eight assembly seats in Chatra, Latehar, Ranchi, Deoghar, Palamu, Hazaribag, Bokaro and Godda 2014 elections – six of its legislators however later defected to BJP – and claims these areas as party’s strongholds. Secularist and socialist in ideology, the party has been vocal on almost all issues directly and indirectly affecting the masses in the state.
In the general assembly, JVM(P) principal general secretary Pradeep Yadav said, the route map for political activities would be discussed besides the policies of the government. A discussion is also likely on the issue of defection which JVM(P) has challenged in the court of the assembly speaker. A political resolution would follow the discussions where Marandi will share stage with top party functionaries.
Yadav said Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will address the general assembly of the party. JVM(P) shares an ideological platform with JD(U) and the two have cozied up in recent past to make an attempt to unify anti BJP forces in the country.
JVM(P) favors a Bihar like ban on liquor in Jharkhand for which Marandi has raised a strong demand. The liquor ban demand, a JVM(P) leader, said might find wide support during the assembly for which party officials have prepared the ground at Morhabadi ground. “The supports and party workers have arrived in the city on Sunday from faraway places. Around 40,000 workers are expected to reach the ground by tomorrow morning,” said Santosh.
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Alok K N Mishra is a New Delhi-based journalist with the Times of India. He is an ardent follower of politics and is fascinated about making politics work better for the middle-class and the poor. He loves to discuss and predict national political behavior. Before shifting to Delhi, he covered political instability, governance, and misgovernance besides Maoists insurgency in Jharkhand for almost half a decade. He has been with the Times of India since 2010 when he started out as a municipal reporter in Patna. He tweets from the handle @AlokKNMishra

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