BJP's Bidyut Baran Mahato and Congress' KN Tripathi File Nominations for Jharkhand Bypoll

BJP's Bidyut Baran Mahato, Congress' KN Tripathi, and BJP's Dulu Mahato filed nominations for Jamshedpur, Chatra, and Dhanbad Lok Sabha seats respectively. Union ministers Arjun Munda and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat expressed confidence in BJP's victory. Chief Minister Champai Soren urged voters to support Tripathi, calling it a fight to save democracy. Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma claimed BJP will win all 14 Jharkhand seats. The candidates highlighted BJP's development initiatives and criticized the opposition.

BJP's Bidyut Baran Mahato filed nomination papers for the Jamshedpur Lok Sabha seat in Jharkhand on Tuesday, while Congress candidate KN Tripathi submitted his nomination for the Chatra seat.

BJP's Dhanbad candidate Dulu Mahato also submitted his nomination papers.

In Jamshedpur, Union ministers Arjun Munda and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat accompanied Bidyut Baran Mahato when he went to the district collectorate to submit his nomination papers.

Speaking to reporters, Shekhawat exuded confidence about the BJP returning to power at the Centre.

''We will achieve the target of 400 seats,'' he said.

He claimed that Bidyut Baran Mahato will be re-elected by more than 4 lakh votes.

Shekhawat dubbed the INDIA bloc a coalition of corrupt people, claiming, ''There is no opposition in the country.'' Jamshedpur will go to the polls on May 25.

In Chatra, Tripathi filed his nomination as the Congress candidate, backed by JMM and RJD. State minister Satyanand Bhokta of the RJD joined him during the filing of nomination.

A public rally was also organised where Chief Minister Champai Soren and senior Congress leaders sought votes for him.

''This Lok Sabha election is a fight to save the democracy and the Constitution. The dictatorial government has to be stopped. The BJP government at the Centre has failed on all fronts. Price rise and unemployment are at its peak,'' Soren claimed.

Chatra will go to the polls on May 20.

BJP has fielded Kalicharan Singh in the seat, and he had filed his nomination on April 26.

In Dhanbad, Dulu Mahato filed his nomination as the BJP candidate.

State BJP president Babulal Marandi and former Dhanbad MP PN Singh accompanied Dulu Mahato, who is the MLA of Baghmara, during the submission of nomination papers.

Later, a public rally was held in his support at the Golf Ground in Dhanbad, and it was addressed by Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma.

''The BJP will win all 25 seats in Rajasthan and all 14 in Jharkhand in the Lok Sabha elections,'' Sharma claimed. The network of roads, railways and hospitals across the country are evidence of development that happened in the last 10 years, he said.

''Poor women got relief through Ujjwala LPG connections, and their dignity was also protected as the government built toilets for them,'' he said.

Dhanbad will vote on May 25.

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