Ranchi, Oct. 15 -- BJP has officially announced Babulal Soren as its candidate for the Ghatshila assembly by-election.
The party's national general secretary, Arun Singh, confirmed the decision. Alongside Ghatshila, BJP also released the names of candidates for Budgam and Nagrota in Jammu & Kashmir, Nuapada in Odisha, and Jubilee Hills in Telangana.
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is yet to declare its nominee for the bypoll. Political circles, however, indicate that Somesh Soren, son of the late Ramdas Soren, is likely to be fielded.
In the 2024 assembly elections, Ghatshila witnessed a direct contest between JMM's Ramdas Soren and BJP's Babulal Soren, son of former Chief Minister Chhampai Soren. Ramdas had emerged victorious.
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