Jharkhand, December 24: Jharkhand Assembly election results have thrown up possibilities of a hung assembly as the Congress alliance has won 25 seats while the BJP alliance has bagged 20 seats.
Congress-Jharkhand Vikas Morcha emerged as the single largest block winning 25 seats.
While Congress won in 14 seats , Marandi’s JVP pocketed 11 seats
BJP alliance lost heavily and could win only 20 seats including two of JD(U).
The real surprise came with Shibu Soren’s Jharkhand Mukti Morcha bagging 18 seats.
Any government without his support looks highly unlikely.
RJD alliance also received a set back with the group winning 5 seats.
A number of stalwarts lost their forts this time around.
Senior Congress leader and deputy chief minister Stephen Marandi lost Dumka seat which he had won for six times.
Yet another former deputy chief minister and senior JMM leader Sudhir Mahto lost the Icchagarh seat.
Senior Congress leader and Jharkhand Assembly Speaker Alamgir Alam lost his Pakur seat, while Jharkhand PCC chief Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu lost Ghatsila seat.
Former Union minister and Congress leader Rameshwar Oraon lost the Manikar seat.
—Agencies