So if not in state polls, where will state issues be raised? "It has no relevance to the state polls. The All Jharkhand Students Union, which was in power with the BJP, has fielded its candidates against the BJP. The allies are deserting the sinking ship of the BJP," Soren said. Another BJP ally in Bihar, the Janata Dal (United), has already announced that it would contest the Jharkhand polls alone.

Source: The Telegraph November 17, 2019 07:41 UTC