Jharkhand MLA resigns to allow party leader to contest by-election after initial defeat.

Nirmal Mahto, the sole MLA from Jharkhand's AJSU Party, has resigned from his Mandu seat to allow party head Sudesh Mahto to contest the upcoming by-election. This move comes after Sudesh Mahto's unexpected defeat in the Silli constituency. Nirmal Mahto won his seat by a narrow margin of 231 votes, and his resignation aims to boost party leadership. The AJSU Party, a BJP ally, secured only one of the ten seats it contested in the recent elections.

November 24, 2024
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