Overview
- Hemant Soren said he discussed election strategy for Assam with Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi during a closed-door meeting in Ranchi.
- Gogoi was accompanied by AICC in-charge Jitendra Singh, with Jharkhand Congress in-charge K Raju attending after a brief stop at minister Deepika Pandey’s residence.
- People familiar with the talks said a possible pre-poll alliance and seat sharing were discussed, though no agreement has been announced.
- JMM maintains it will contest the Assam polls and has aligned with the Jai Bharat Party to target around 40 seats after recent rallies led by Soren in the state.
- AJP president Lurinjyoti Gogoi also met Soren to discuss the elections, which are likely to be held in April.