Ranchi, Dec. 23 -- The perceived dissatisfaction with the style of functioning of Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and his bid to copy Lalu Prasad in running the government apparently led to BJP's defeat in Jharkhand.

Das, though, has many records to his credit; one of them is that he was the first non-tribal Chief Minister who survived full tenure of five years. In a state which has witnessed eight Chief Ministers after its formation in 2000, Das's completition of the full five-year tenure (2014 to 2019) was credititable.

After taking the charge, Das sidelined all state level leaders. He first sidelined BJP's tribal face Arjun Munda. During 2019 Assembly ticket distribution, he denied tickets to all Munda loyalists. At least 11 sitt...