Jharkhand 2019 LIVE: Nip and tuck battle in the state; Cong+ 40, BJP 30; magic figure 41; see the results here

Monday (December 23): Both BJP and Congress-JMM-RJD alliance are in a nip and tuck contest in Jharkhand.

Current Statistics:

Cong+ 40

BJP 31

AJSU 3

JVM 3

Oth 4

Chief Minister Raghubar Das is leading from Jamshedpur East, the gatbandhan’s CM candidate Hemant Soren is trailing from Dumka.

After retreat in Maharashtra, the results of the Jharkhand Assembly elections will be crucial for the ruling BJP.

Raghubar Das, the first Jharkhand CM to complete five years in office, faces anti-incumbency, rural distress, resentment over lack of jobs and even a divide within over the choice of poll candidates.