Dynamite News HAM (S) to go it alone in Delhi Assembly Polls
Earlier, it was believed that Union MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's party, HAM (S), might contest the elections in Delhi in alliance with the BJP. Read further on Dynamite News:
New Delhi: Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) has announced that the party would go it alone in the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls.
BJP-led NDA
This will be HAM's first election in Delhi if they announce candidates for the polls. Notably, Janata Dal United (JDU) and then undivided Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) fought previous Delhi Assembly elections with the BJP. HAM (S) is part of the BJP-led NDA.
Jitan Ram Manjhi
Earlier, it was believed that Union MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's party, HAM, might contest the elections in Delhi in alliance with the BJP. For this, HAM was in continuous contact with the BJP. However, it is reported that no positive response was received from the the saffron party regarding contesting the elections together. As a result, Jitan Ram Manjhi announced that his party would contest the elections independently.
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The party has stated that the list of candidates for the Delhi Assembly elections will be announced soon. Sources within HAM revealed that they tried to contact the BJP leadership several times, but no response was received from the BJP, leading to the decision to contest the polls alone.
Delhi Polls
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