Saraikella, where Champai Soren won by a margin of 25,000 votes. The party lost two ST seats in Ranchi to JMM.

While Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s imprisonment was seen as an affront to Adivasi pride, the party also won favour for its welfare schemes.

BJP faces another defeat in Jharkhand as the JMM-led alliance secures a commanding victory. Key factors include leadership clarity, sympathy for Soren, and backlash against polarizing narratives.

Speaking to the media on Saturday evening, Soren declared, "We are going to create the history of 'Abua Raj, Abua Sarkar' (Our rule, our government) in Jharkhand."

The BJP had taken a lead in 21 seats, as of 2.40 pm, while its alliance partners JD(U) and LJP (Ram Vilas), were ahead in one seat each.