Summary
Mahagathbandhan, also known as Grand Alliance, is a coalition of political parties in the Eastern state of Jharkhand in India, formed before the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.
Mahagathbandhan | |
|---|---|
| Leader | |
| Chairperson | Alamgir Alam |
| Founded | 2018; 5 Years ago |
| Ideology | Big tent Factions: Secularism[1][2] Socialism[2] Progressivism[2] Liberalism[3] |
| Alliance | Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 1 / 14 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 3 / 6 |
| Seats in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | 48 / 81 |
The alliance consists of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Indian National Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Nationalist Congress Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation.
History edit
2018 edit
To fight the incumbent BJP government in the state and in national level the four major state party JMM, Congress, JVM(P), RJD joined hands to form a united opposition in the state under the leadership of JMM in state election and INC in national election called the Mahagathbandhan.
2019 Lok Sabha elections edit
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Congress, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P), Rashtriya Janata Dal fought the 2019 Lok Sabha election under the banner of UPA/MGB and contested the elections for 14 Seats in Jharkhand. Congress contested on 7 seats, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha contested on 4 seats, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) contested on 2 seats, Rashtriya Janata Dal contested on 1 seat. The results were announced on 23 May 2019. The Congress won from Singhbhum Seat and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha won from Rajmahal Seat. After the elections Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) left the alliance[4]
2019 Jharkhand Assembly election edit
In Jharkhand Assembly Election, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha contested on 43 Seats, Congress contested on 31 Seats, Rashtriya Janata Dal contested on 7 Seats.[5]
After the defeat of the incumbent BJP government, incumbent Chief Minister Raghubar Das tendered his resignation from the post to Governor Draupadi Murmu.
In the evening, during the election results, JMM leader and Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren addressed the media and thanked the people of Jharkhand for the mandate. He also expressed his gratitude to his alliance partners, Congress & RJD and their president, Sonia Gandhi & Lalu Prasad Yadav respectively.
Next day on 24 December 2019, the meeting of all the 30 JMM MLAs was called, in which Hemant Soren was elected as the leader of the JMM legislature group. Hemant Soren was already the leader and Chief Ministerial candidate of the UPA during the election campaign. On the very same day, Alamgir Alam was elected as the leader of the Congress in the Assembly[6]
After the elections, JVM(P) chief and Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Babulal Marandi extended the support of his party to the Hemant Soren government, thus providing more strength to the government.[7]
On 24 December 2019, Hemant Soren along with the alliance partners, met Governor Draupadi Murmu and staked claim to form the government. Thus, the Mahagathbandhan government came into existence in the Jharkhand.
Current members edit
| # | Party | Symbol | Strength in Jharkhand Assembly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 
|
29 | |
| 2 | Indian National Congress | 
|
17 | |
| 3 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 
|
1 | |
| 4 | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | 
|
1 | |
| Total | 48 | |||
Past members edit
| Party | Base State | Year of withdrawal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist Congress Party | Maharashtra,Jharkhand | 2023 | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Soper, J. Christopher; Fetzer, Joel S. (2018). Religion and Nationalism in Global Perspective. Cambridge University Press. pp. 200–210. ISBN 978-1-107-18943-0.
- ^ a b c "Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Know your party symbols!". Daily News and Analysis. 10 April 2014.
- ^ Jha, Giridhar (25 November 2019). "Maharashtra Govt Formation: BJP's Return Into Ring Makes Scene Murkier". Outlook. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "JVM(P) Breaks Off Pre-Lok Sabha Alliance, To Go Into Jharkhand Assembly Polls Alone". News18. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- ^ "Jharkhand Assembly Election: Congress, JMM, RJD announce power sharing formula, Hemant Soren CM candidate - Elections News". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- ^ The Pioneer. "Alamgir Alam elected as Cong leader in House". dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- ^ PTI. "J'khand Governor invites Hemant Soren to form government: JMM". millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 2019-12-28.