India, Dec. 23 -- BJP's unpopularity, across the country, is on the rise, and after losing power in Maharashtra, they have been defeated again in Jharkhand.
The Jharkhand Mukti Morch (JMM) and Congress alliance formed a majority with 30 and 16 seats (30+16=46) over BJP (25 seats). With this victory, Hemant Soren (President of JMM) became the youngest person to hold the post of Chief Minister twice.
These results were a huge blow for BJP, which was barely recovering from the humiliating loss in Maharashtra.
As JMM celebrated its victory, Ragubar Das, the outgoing CM stated "It's my defeat, not of BJP" addressing a press conference. There was a different tone to this compared to his previous one in which he had confidently declared, "We ar...