India, Oct. 19 -- The move signals real issues within the INDIA bloc-not a very good sign ahead of the high-stake polls

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) will contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections independently, distancing itself from allies in the INDIA bloc - the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). The party also indicated it would reconsider its alliance with these parties in Jharkhand after the Bihar elections.

Speaking to the media, JMM General Secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya said the party will field candidates in six constituencies - Chakai, Dhamdaha, Katoria (ST), Manihari (ST), Jamui, and Pirpainti (SC) - which poll in the second phase on November 11. Bhattacharya said the JMM had communicated its dissatisfaction...