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Delhi to decide candidates for assembly polls: Jharkhand Congress chief

SUBHASH MISHRA   Advertisement Dhanbad, September 12: Jharkhand State Congress Committee President Keshav Mahto Kamlesh announced today that the Central Committee in…

Delhi to decide candidates for assembly polls: Jharkhand Congress chief

Jharkhand Congress president talking with media persons

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Dhanbad, September 12: Jharkhand State Congress Committee President Keshav Mahto Kamlesh announced today that the Central Committee in Delhi will decide the Congress candidates for the upcoming state assembly elections scheduled for December.

Keshav Mahto Kamlesh, addressing the media here, stated that any party worker could be a candidate. “All interested candidates will have their names forwarded to Delhi, where the high command will make the final decision,” he added.

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“While selecting the names of candidates for recommendation, we will assess their work and dedication to the party. But after finalisation of names by the central committee, we all will work for their victory in the election,” said the state president.

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Senior Congress leaders in the program

Mahto addresses party event

Mahto, visiting Dhanbad for the first time since his nomination as state president, spoke at the party program ‘Samvad Aapke Sath,’ held at Vivah Bhawan on Lubicircular Road. He expressed confidence that the JMM-Congress alliance would form the government again following the assembly elections.

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The event was attended by senior Congress leaders, including state senior vice-president and disciplinary committee chairman Brajendra Prasad Singh, district president Santosh Singh, senior leader Bijay Kumar Singh, and Jaleswar Mahto.

Mahto highlighted that the BJP leaders are reportedly concerned about the popularity of the alliance government. “Welfare schemes launched by the alliance government have made it popular in the state and will ensure a landslide victory in the assembly elections,” he added.

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