Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India]: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed its Jharkhand unit president, Babulal Marandi, as the leader of its legislative party in the state assembly. The decision was made on Thursday during a meeting attended by central observers.
Babulal Marandi, a former Chief Minister of Jharkhand, emphasized the party’s commitment to addressing issues faced by Dalits, tribals, and women. “The people of Jharkhand, the poor of Jharkhand, the Dalits, the tribals, women, they are our priority. We will fight for them in the House as well as outside the House,” Marandi told media.
Marandi was elected as the leader of the BJP Legislative Party in the presence of Union Forest and Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav and K Laxman, the president of the party’s OBC Morcha, who served as central observers.
Confirming the development, BJP Jharkhand posted on X: “Today, in the meeting of the legislative party held in the presence of Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav ji, the observer appointed for the leader of the legislative party, and the National President of OBC Front K Laxman ji, the State President Babulal Marandi ji was elected as the leader of the legislative party.”
Bhupendra Yadav and K Laxman were assigned the responsibility of overseeing the election process.
The BJP’s move comes after its defeat in the assembly elections last year, where the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), along with its allies, returned to power.