BJP says it will contest RS polls in Jharkhand; JMM writes to EC over 'horse trading' apprehension

RANCHI: (May 26) The BJP in Jharkhand said it would field a candidate for one of the two Rajya Sabha seats going to the polls next month, following which the ruling JMM wrote to the Election Commission expressing apprehensions over "horse trading", stating that the opposition party does not have the requisite numbers in the assembly.

These two seats are among 24 in 10 states, for which elections will be held on June 18.

The BJP's decision to field a candidate was taken in a meeting of its state election committee, chaired by the party's Jharkhand president Aditya Sahu.