Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 21 : Congress leader Rakesh Sinha on Tuesday urged the top Mahagathbandhan leaders to discuss the reason behind the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) withdrawal from the Bihar Assembly elections.
Speaking to ANI, Sinha stressed that there should not be any miscommunication between the parties of the alliance.
"Top leaders in the alliance should give this a thought as to why JMM dropped out... There should not be any miscommunication between the parties in the alliance," he said.
This comes after, on October 20, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) announced its withdrawal from the Mahagathbandhan alliance after an earlier declaration to contest six seats independently.
Jharkhand Minister and party leader Sudivya Kumar made the announcement in Giridih. He stated that the "political cunning" of the leading party in the Bihar alliance has harmed the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and shattered the party's aspiration to contest the Bihar polls.
"With great regret, JMM is compelled to state that the party will not be participating in this election. The political cunning of the leading party in the Bihar alliance has harmed the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. It has shattered our aspiration to contest the elections in Bihar," Sudivya Kuma told reporters.
Earlier today, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqv reacted sharply to the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's (JMM) decision to withdraw from the Bihar Assembly elections, saying the move exposes the weaknesses within the Mahagathbandhan alliance.
Speaking to ANI, Naqvi said, "Mahagathbandhan has been completely exposed and failed; parties are forfeiting ground before the election. Their personal ambitions have overshadowed the alliance's collective goals; such people do eventually meet their ill fate."
The 2025 Bihar Elections will have the main contest between the National Democratic Alliance and the Mahagathbandhan.
NDA includes the Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha.
The Mahagathbandhan led by Rashtriya Janata Dal includes the Congress party, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI-ML) led by Deepankar Bhattacharya, the Communist Party of India (CPI), the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), and Mukesh Sahani's Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP).
Additionally, Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj has also staked claims on all 243 seats of the state.
Polling in the Bihar 2025 elections is scheduled to take place on November 6 and 11, respectively, while the results will be declared on November 14.