Congress appoints BK Hariprasad, Gaurav Gogoi, Mohan Markam as AICC senior coordinators for Jharkhand elections

New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): The Congress party appointed BK Hariprasad, Gaurav Gogoi and Mohan Markam as senior coordinators for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections.

“Hon’ble Congress President has appointed the following leaders as AICC Senior Coordinators for the upcoming assembly elections in Jharkhand with immediate effect,” read a notice by the party, signed by General Secretary of Organisation KC Venugopal.

BK Hariprasad is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council, and a former Rajya Sabha MP.

Gaurav Gogoi is the Deputy leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha. He represents the Jorhat constituency.

Mohan Markam is a former minister in the Chhattisgarh government, and the former President of the Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee from June 2019 to July 2023. He represented the Kondagaon assembly constituency.

The Jharkhand assembly elections were announced by Election Commission on October 15, along with the elections for Maharashtra Assembly too.

Currently, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is the single largest and ruling party in the state, being represented by 30 MLAs. Bharatiya Janata Party has 25 MLAs while Congress has 16.

Congress and JMM have announced their alliance for the polls, with the seat sharing being finalised soon.

Earlier, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren had hit out at BJP, claiming that the party had looted the state for over 20 years.

“In December 2019, with the blessings of the great people of Jharkhand, I took over the reins of the state. My sole purpose was to irrigate the tree of Jharkhand and strengthen its roots. The BJP had looted this tree with both hands for 20 years. It had dried it up,” said Soren in a post on X.

He also highlighted completing 100 days of being out of jail and taking charge as CM again.

“Today marks 100 days since he returned from jail and took charge of the state. Also, yesterday the Election Commission announced assembly elections in Jharkhand,” he added.