RANCHI: The BJP amped its Jharkhand poll campaign pitch raising Bangladeshi infiltrations and demographic change in Santhal Pargana, but failed to make inroads into the region.The party won only one seat out of the 18 in Santhal Pargana. The JMM retained its dominance in the region by winning 11 seats. The Congress won four seats and RJD two, according the results announced by the Election Commission.Santhal Pargana is considered the key to power in Jharkhand. Out of the 18 seats in the region, seven are reserved for STs, one for SCs, and 10 are general.In the 2019 assembly polls, the JMM won nine seats, Congress four and the BJP four. Later, Pradeep Yadav, who won Poraiyahat seat on a JVM ticket, joined Congress. In 2014, the JMM bagged 11 seats, Congress four, RJD two and the BJP one.According to political analyst DP Sharan, the issue of Bangladeshi infiltrations proved to be counterproductive for the BJP and helped the INDIA bloc in uniting the minority votes. “The issue of infiltration not only created hatred among minorities for the BJP, but also polarised them in favour of JMM,” Sharan said.
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