Barring Sukhdeo all other five ‘turncoat MLAs’ make into the first list of BJP

Ranchi: Barring Lohardaga MLA Sukhdeo Bhagat all the other five MLAs hailing from JVM(P), Congress and JMM who switched to the BJP before the declaration of polls in the state have been included in the first list of 52 candidates which have been declared by the party.

In a press conference held at New Delhi BJP’s acting national president, JP Nadda declared the list. The list included the names of JVM(P) MLA Prakash Ram who has been fielded from the Latehar (SC) seat of the state while JMM’s JP Patel is a BJP nominee from Mandu Seat and Kunal Sarangi has been named from Bahragora.

Congress MLA from Barhi Manoj Yadav has features in the list who has been named from his original seat of Barhi but only the name of Lohardaga MLA Sukhdeo Bhagat who also served as JPCC chief did not make into the list as the seat is being demanded by AJSU party which is the ally of the BJP in the state.