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Ranchi: On the eve of vote counting in Jharkhand, Congress, BJP and JMM on Dec. 22 said they were in search of post-poll allies in case of a hung Assembly.
"We welcome any secular party," state Congress President Pradeep Kumar Balmachu said.
Congress has allied with the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha for the three-week long assembly elections held in five stages for the 81-member assembly. Raghuvar Das, state President of BJP, which fought the elections in alliance with the JD (U), said, "Nobody is untouchable in case we fall short of getting the magic figure of 41."
While BJP put up candidates in 67 constituencies, JD (U) contested 14 seats. JMM chief Shibu Soren said in Bokaro that despite his party fighting the elections alone, it is ready to hold business with others "in case of necessity."
Soren claimed he held the key to formation of the next government as his party fielded 79 candidates. In the 2005 assembly election, JMM had fought the elections in alliance with the Congress.
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